Jeton from Middelburg on the deceitfulness of the truce 1608
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Middelburg op de bedrieglijkheid van het bestand 1608
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1608
Copper jeton, on the obverse the bringing in of the Trojan Horse, with circumscription, on the reverse the crowned coat of arms of Zeeland with circumscription, around which are seven city coats of arms linked by a ribbon. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1327; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.82 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
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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 4.82 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 4.82 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Middelburg op de bedrieglijkheid van het bestand 1608
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1327
- 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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