Dordrecht Jeton on the Attempted Assassination of William of Orange by Jean Jauregui 1582
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de aanslag van Jean Jauregui op Willem van Oranje 1582
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1582
Copper jeton, on the obverse Jauregui shooting at William of Orange, with an inscription, on the reverse King Philip II of Spain stamping his feet and afflicted by a hailstorm, beside an adviser and a soldier, with an inscription and an exergue text.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1397; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.13 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.13 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.13 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Dordrecht op de aanslag van Jean Jauregui op Willem van Oranje 1582
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1397
- 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.