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Jeton from Utrecht on the appointment of Prince Maurice as stadtholder, 1589

Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Utrecht op de benoeming van Prins Maurits tot stadhouder 1589

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1589

Copper medal, on the obverse a sowing farmer with circumscription, on the reverse a harvesting farmer with circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1255; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.5 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 cm x weight 5.5 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 5.5 g

Identification

Original title
Rekenpenning uit Utrecht op de benoeming van Prins Maurits tot stadhouder 1589
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-1255
Museum classification
jeton · history medal

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.
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