Jeton from Dordrecht on the beheading of Egmont and Horn and on the continuation of the struggle 1579
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de onthoofding van Egmont en Horne en op de voortzetting van de strijd 1579
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1579
Copper medal, on the obverse two horsemen and two foot soldiers fighting, with circumscription, on the reverse the bodies of Egmont and Horn, their heads on stakes, with circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1226; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.94 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.94 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.94 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de onthoofding van Egmont en Horne en op de voortzetting van de strijd 1579
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1226
- Museum classification
- history medal · jeton
Catalogue references
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Research required
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