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Victory over the Spanish near Turnhout

anonymous, 1597

Commemorating Dutch liberty. Many medals were made to commemorate important events or people. The Dutch revolt against the Spanish king that began in 1568 and the ups and downs of the independent Dutch Republic, which existed from 1588, were ample reasons for striking medals.

  • Artwork typehistory medal, triomfpenning
  • Object numberNG-VG-1-509
  • Dimensionsdiameter 4.5 cm x weight 31.22 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Victory over the Spanish near Turnhout

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-1-509

  • Description

    Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: geharnaste ridder te paard, te midden van rand met wapenschilden. Keerzijde: vier wapenschilden, met linten verbonden.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Overijssel

  • Dating

    1597

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 4.5 cm x weight 31.22 g

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1597-01

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

Persistent URL

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