Support of Albert and Isabella of Austria to Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, in the War Against Bohemia, Jetton Struck by Order of the Court of Audit of Brabant
Also known as: Steun van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk aan Ferdinand II, Duits keizer, in de oorlog tegen Bohemen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de rekenkamer van Brabant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1619
Copper medal. Obverse: lion beneath ship's rudder within circumscription; exergue: decorative motif. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece held by a cherub within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1076; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.97 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 2.8 cm x weight 5.97 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.97 g
Design
- Obverse
- lion beneath ship's rudder within circumscription; exergue: decorative motif.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece held by a cherub within circumscription
Identification
- Original title
- Steun van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk aan Ferdinand II, Duits keizer, in de oorlog tegen Bohemen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de rekenkamer van Brabant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1076
- 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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