Marriage of Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, to Mary, Duchess of Burgundy, Jeton of the County of Flanders
Also known as: Huwelijk van Maximiliaan, aartshertog van Oostenrijk met Maria, hertogin van Bourgondie, rekenpenning van het graafschap Vlaanderen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1477
Copper medal. Obverse: seated lion within a circle formed of six arches whose points of intersection terminate in flowers; between each arch, outside the circle: wheel-shaped ornament within an inscription. Reverse: crowned letter M within a circle formed of five arches whose points of intersection terminate in flowers; between each arch, outside the circle: wheel-shaped ornament within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-11; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.24 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 2.8 cm x weight 3.24 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 3.24 g
Design
- Obverse
- seated lion within a circle formed of six arches whose points of intersection terminate in flowers; between each arch, outside the circle: wheel-shaped ornament within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned letter M within a circle formed of five arches whose points of intersection terminate in flowers; between each arch, outside the circle: wheel-shaped ornament within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Huwelijk van Maximiliaan, aartshertog van Oostenrijk met Maria, hertogin van Bourgondie, rekenpenning van het graafschap Vlaanderen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-11
- 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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