Jeton from Dordrecht on the victory in the Battle of Turnhout, 1597
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de overwinning in de Slag bij bij Turnhout 1597
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1597
Silver jeton, on the obverse the routing of the enemy army, with circumscription, on the reverse the coats of arms of France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands suspended from a single ribbon, with circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1285; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.69 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.69 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.69 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de overwinning in de Slag bij bij Turnhout 1597
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1285
- 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.