Honorary Medal Awarded to the Officers and Soldiers who Conquered Breda with a Peat Barge

Gerard van Bylaer, gold, 1590

People who have performed a heroic deed or reached the end of a long career are sometimes awarded a medal as a token of esteem and gratitude. Often these are made of gold. Especially in the seventeenth century, gold medals with their chains were literally a reward. They were subsequently melted down and converted into money, which is why so few have survived.

  • Artwork typehistory medal, triomfpenning
  • Object numberNG-C-2017-181
  • Dimensionsdiameter 4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsgoud, geslagen