Frits Holm: Expedition into Northwest China
Medallic Art Company
(1900–1990)
1921
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 65 mm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Fritz Holm
Accession number23.199
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsInscribed on edge "49 MEDALLIC ART CO NY".
Obverse: Inscribed at edge "FRITS HOLM" and below "ALBERT BRVCE·JOY FECIT MCMXXI".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge of beaded ring "-DEN-/HOLM·NESTORIANSKE/EXPEDITION TIL SIANFV/SHENSI N·V·KINA/MCMVII·VIII/TIL MINDE".ProvenanceBy 1923, Mrs. Fritz Holm; 1923, gift of Mrs. Fritz Holm to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 5, 1923)
about 1492–1500
