Rechenpfennig from Nuremberg with King George I of England
Also known as: Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met koning George I van Engeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1710 - in or before 1727
Brass jeton, on the obverse the bust of George facing right with an inscription, on the reverse the crowned coat of arms of Great Britain with an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1416; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 1.07 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
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2 cm x weight 1.07 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2 cm x weight 1.07 g
Identification
- Original title
- Rekenpenning uit Neurenberg met koning George I van Engeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1416
- 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.