Medal of Siege of Groningen Artist: Unknown
Mint: Rudolf Mayer (Austrian, 1846–1916)
Mint: Unknown

1672

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

52.2 g, 12:00, 57.6 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend William H. Owen, B.A. 1897, Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.28893

Geography

Made in The Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: CURATORES ACADEMIAE GRONINGAE ET OMMELANDIAE, coat of arms of the University of Groningen, in exergue UNITA VIRTUS.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: CUM DEO AD VIRUMQUE PARATI ANNO 1672, in field IN / MEMORIAM / OBSIDIONIS ET / LIBERATIONIS / GRONINGAE CIVIBUS / ACADEMIAE AB / ORDINIBUS OB / BENEMERIT / D D
Provenance
Reverend William H. Owen, to 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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