Jeton from Brussels of treasurer Henri-Charles de Dongelbert, 1638
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Brussel van tresorier Henri-Charles de Dongelbert 1638
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1638
Copper jeton, on the obverse a coat of arms supported by a helmeted lion, with circumscription; on the reverse an arm emerging from the clouds with a money bag above a banderole, with circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1359; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.83 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 2.9 cm x weight 4.83 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.83 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Brussel van tresorier Henri-Charles de Dongelbert 1638
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1359
- 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.