Jeton for the Bureau of Finance with the portrait of Philip II 1573
Also known as: Rekenpenning voor het Bureau van Financiën met het portret van Philips II 1573
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1573
Copper medal, on the obverse the bust of Philip II to the right with circumscription, on the reverse the crowned Spanish coat of arms encircled by the collar of the Golden Fleece, with circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1211; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.04 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.04 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.04 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning voor het Bureau van Financiën met het portret van Philips II 1573
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1211
- Museum classification
- jeton · history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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