Reunification of the Southern Netherlands with Spain as a result of the childless death of Albert of Austria, jeton struck in honour of Philip IV, King of Spain
Also known as: Hereniging van de zuidelijke Nederlanden met Spanje als gevolg van het kinderloos overlijden van Albrecht van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1622
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: square tombstone with inscription, on which rests a globe, within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1085; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.65 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.65 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.65 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within legend.
- Reverse
- square tombstone with inscription, on which rests a globe, within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Hereniging van de zuidelijke Nederlanden met Spanje als gevolg van het kinderloos overlijden van Albrecht van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1085
- 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.