Jetton from Utrecht for the States of Utrecht on the murder of Count Ulrich von Valckenstein 1598
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Utrecht voor de Staten van Utrecht op de moord op graaf Ulrich van Valckenstein 1598
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1598
Copper jetton, on the obverse an armored man walking to the left, with inscription, on the reverse the crowned oval coat of arms of Utrecht with supporters, with exergue text and inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1294; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.57 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 4.57 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.57 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Utrecht voor de Staten van Utrecht op de moord op graaf Ulrich van Valckenstein 1598
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1294
- 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.