Aachen placed under the imperial ban, jeton in honour of Albert and Isabella of Austria
Also known as: Aken in de rijksban gedaan, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1612
Silver medal. Obverse: eagle with spread wings holds in its talons a sceptre, from which a pair of scales hangs in balance between date within legend. Reverse: confronting busts of a man and woman within legend.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1037; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.85 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.85 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.85 g
Design
- Obverse
- eagle with spread wings holds in its talons a sceptre, from which a pair of scales hangs in balance between date within legend.
- Reverse
- confronting busts of a man and woman within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Aken in de rijksban gedaan, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1037
- 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.