Medal - Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earing' Holland Nederland Pays-Bas
Medal - Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earing' Holland Nederland Pays-Bas
€1.00
Location
Netherlands
Year
Type
Souvenir medallion
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
12 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round (Magnetic alloy)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The famous painting `Girl with a Pearl Earring` from Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer
Obverse lettering
VERMEER
DELFT
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Silouette of the map of the Netherlands, and a symbol of a lion (used in Dutch heraldry for centuries). Surrounded by the name of the country in French, Dutch and English
Reverse lettering
HOLLAND
NEDERLAND
PAYS-BAS (Translation: Holland Netherlands Low Countries)
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
