# Frederick V (1596-1632), Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) and their Son Frederick Henry (1614-1629)

- By: Simon van de Passe (Cologne, 1595–1647)
- Date: c. 1616
- Medium: tin (metal)
- Classification: medal
- Dimensions: height 6.3 cm x width 5.1 cm x weight 16.06 g
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-2016-58--01f0e9f98f1d4688d8417fe3863a852a)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/eTtOP/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Most coins have a side with a portrait, usually of a ruler. In addition, portrait medals have also always been made, primarily to honour, commemorate, or glorify an important event or person. They were often intended for a general public. Some were destined to be family heirlooms. In any case, the medallists tried to make the likenesses as realistic as possible. That is why they are considered a separate genre.