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

32.3 g, 6:00, 56.1 mm

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2001.87.28881

Geography

Made in The Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Period

17th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: COEVERDEN STORMERHANDT IN GENOMEN VAN D[E] GRONINGERS D 20 DECE[MBER 1672, image of calvalry and foot soldiers before city walls with cityscape above.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: GRON[INGE] IS BELE[GERD] DOOR DE BIS[SCHOPPEN] VAN CUEL[EN] EN MUNS[TER] D[EN] 9 JUL[I] VERL[AATEN] DEN 17 AUG[USTI] 1672, image of dead and fleeing soldiers before city walls of Groningen.
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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