Jeton from France for the King's Council 1621
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Frankrijk voor de Koninklijke Raad 1621
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1621
Silver medal, on the obverse a mirror illuminated by the sun, with legend and exergue text, on the reverse the crowned coat of arms of France surrounded by two collars, with legend.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1350; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.06 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 2.8 cm x weight 5.06 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.06 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Frankrijk voor de Koninklijke Raad 1621
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1350
- 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
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