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Jetton from Dordrecht on the capture of Steenwijk, Ootmarsum and Coevorden 1592

Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de inname van Steenwijk, Ootmarsum en Koevorden 1592

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1592

Copper medal, on the obverse a hand with sword emerging from the clouds above a landscape with towns, with inscription, on the reverse seven lines of text. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1261; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 6.23 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 6.23 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 6.23 g

Identification

Original title
Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de inname van Steenwijk, Ootmarsum en Koevorden 1592
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-1261
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

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