Jetton from Middelburg to encourage navigation to the Indies (?) 1603
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Middelburg ter aanmoediging van de zeevaart op Indië (?) 1603
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1603
Copper medal, on the obverse a sailing ship to the left with an inscription, on the reverse the crowned coat of arms of Zeeland in a cartouche, with an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1313; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.92 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.92 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.92 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Middelburg ter aanmoediging van de zeevaart op Indië (?) 1603
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1313
- 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.