Capture of Rheinberg by the Troops of Maurice, Count of Nassau, and the Defence of Ostend
Also known as: Inname van Rheinberg door de troepen van Maurits, graaf van Nassau en verdediging van Oostende
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1601
Copper medal. Obverse: view of the city of Rheinberg and the entrenchments of the attackers, illuminated by heavenly light containing the name Jehovah written in Hebrew within an inscription.
Reverse: view of the city of Ostend, illuminated by heavenly light containing the name Jehovah written in Hebrew above the letters S.C. within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-9310-705; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 6.26 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 3 cm x weight 6.26 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 6.26 g
Design
- Obverse
- view of the city of Rheinberg and the entrenchments of the attackers, illuminated by heavenly light containing the name Jehovah written in Hebrew within an inscription.
- Reverse
- view of the city of Ostend, illuminated by heavenly light containing the name Jehovah written in Hebrew above the letters S.C. within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inname van Rheinberg door de troepen van Maurits, graaf van Nassau en verdediging van Oostende
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-9310-705
- Museum classification
- 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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