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Jeton from Middelburg for the Court of Audit of Zeeland, 1656

Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Middelburg voor de Rekenkamer van Zeeland 1656

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1656

Copper medal; on the obverse, Justitia with sword and scales, with circumscription; on the reverse, a table with a canister containing two rows of jetons, an open book, and an inkpot with quill, beneath a garland with the coat of arms of Zeeland, with circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1372; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.22 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 3.1 cm x weight 5.22 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.22 g

Identification

Original title
Rekenpenning uit Middelburg voor de Rekenkamer van Zeeland 1656
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-2-1372
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.
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