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Jeton from Antwerp on the desire for peace 1656

Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Antwerpen op het verlangen naar vrede 1656

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1656

Copper jeton, on the obverse the bust of Philip IV to the right with circumscription, on the reverse the crowned Spanish coat of arms surrounded by the collar of the Golden Fleece, with circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1371; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 5.75 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 5.75 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 5.75 g

Identification

Original title
Rekenpenning uit Antwerpen op het verlangen naar vrede 1656
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-1371
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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