Jeton from Dordrecht on the peace offer by Spain, 1591
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op het aanbieden van vrede door Spanje 1591
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1591
Copper jeton, on the obverse the Dutch Maiden with soldiers in an enclosed garden, besieged by enemies, with circumscription, on the reverse the resting Maiden in an open garden with friends, with circumscription and exergue text.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1259; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.32 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 5.32 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.32 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op het aanbieden van vrede door Spanje 1591
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1259
- 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.