Jeton from Dordrecht on the day of thanksgiving for the repelling of the Invincible Armada, 1589
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de dankdag voor het verjagen van de Onoverwinnelijke Vloot 1589
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1589
Copper jeton, on the obverse a woman in a triumphal chariot facing left, with prayer book and palm branch, with circumscription, on the reverse a tree containing a nest threatened by a bird of prey, with text in the field and circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1253; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 7.21 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 7.21 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de dankdag voor het verjagen van de Onoverwinnelijke Vloot 1589
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1253
- Museum classification
- history medal · jeton
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against numismatic (jeton) references.