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Albert and Isabella of Austria, Jetton of the Mint of Bruges

Also known as: Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning van de munt van Brugge

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1612

Copper medal. Obverse: facing busts of a man and a woman within circumscription; exergue: date. Reverse: standing woman with filled cornucopia in right hand and balanced scales in left hand between inscription within circumscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1041; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 4.56 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
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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 4.56 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 4.56 g

Design

Obverse
facing busts of a man and a woman within circumscription; exergue: date.
Reverse
standing woman with filled cornucopia in right hand and balanced scales in left hand between inscription within circumscription

Identification

Original title
Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning van de munt van Brugge
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1041
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.
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