Jeton from Middelburg on the rejection of peace negotiations, 1592
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Middelburg op het afslaan van vredesbesprekingen 1592
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1592
Copper jeton, on the obverse a Netherlander pointing an envoy holding an olive branch to the snake accompanying him, with circumscription, on the reverse the crowned coat of arms of Zeeland with circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1260; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 5.98 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 3.2 cm x weight 5.98 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 5.98 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Middelburg op het afslaan van vredesbesprekingen 1592
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1260
- 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.