Allegorical jeton, struck by order of the States of Guelders
Also known as: Allegorische rekenpenning, geslagen op last van de Staten van Gelderland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1622
Copper jeton. Obverse: lion eats grapes from a bush within an inscription; exergue: coat of arms between the year. Reverse: swan brings a worm to its cygnet sitting on a nest within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1086; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.71 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 5.71 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.71 g
Design
- Obverse
- lion eats grapes from a bush within an inscription; exergue: coat of arms between the year.
- Reverse
- swan brings a worm to its cygnet sitting on a nest within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Allegorische rekenpenning, geslagen op last van de Staten van Gelderland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1086
- 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.