Albert and Isabella of Austria, jeton struck by order of the Chamber of Accounts of Brabant
Also known as: Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de rekenkamer van Brabant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1621
Copper medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece held by a cherub within an inscription. Reverse: man attempting to tame a rearing horse within an inscription; exergue: decorative motif. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1082; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.78 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 2.8 cm x weight 5.78 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.78 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece held by a cherub within an inscription.
- Reverse
- man attempting to tame a rearing horse within an inscription; exergue: decorative motif.
Identification
- Original title
- Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de rekenkamer van Brabant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1082
- 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.