Assassination of Henry IV, King of France, jeton struck by order of the Conseil d'État
Also known as: Moord op Hendrik IV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Conseil d'Etat
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1611
Silver medal. Obverse: setting sun above sea; above it a radiant star within an inscription; exergue: date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St Michael and the Holy Ghost within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1030; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.29 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.29 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.29 g
Design
- Obverse
- setting sun above sea; above it a radiant star within an inscription; exergue: date.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collars of the Orders of St Michael and the Holy Ghost within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Moord op Hendrik IV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Conseil d'Etat
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1030
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against numismatic (jeton) references.