Object data
bronze
diameter 3.8 cm × weight 22.12 gr
anonymous
Medal
Netherlands, Utrecht, 1862
Inscriptions
- circumscription, obverse: NIPPON TAI-KOEN-NO SEI-SI HOLLANDA NI KITAROE.
- date, obverse: 1609 / 1862
- circumscription, reverse: ONDER DE REGERING VAN WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN G.H.V.L. (during the reign of King Willem III of the Netherlands G.H.V.L.)
- inscription, reverse: 兩國親睦益篤 (with closeness and understanding two countries deepen their relationship)
Provenance
...; Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, July 1862;1 transferred to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-1122
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
On recto the crowned coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Japanese flag on a coat of arms are depicted, together with the years 1609 and 1862. On verso an inscription in Japanese (Kanji) surrounded by a Dutch inscription.
The medal was made in honour of the visit of the first Japanese delegation to the Netherlands in 1862, specifically their visit to the Rijksmunt (Royal Mint) in Utrecht. The delegation also visited the Navy Model Room in The Hague.
Literature
J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1122
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Medal, Netherlands, 1862', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244935
(accessed 27 November 2024 14:03:11).