Failed Attack by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange-Nassau, on Hulst, Jetton Struck in Honour of Philip IV, King of Spain
Also known as: Mislukte aanslag van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje-Nassau, op Hulst, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1626
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: four ships, run aground on a sandbank near the pier of Kieldrecht; in background palm branch draped with laurel wreath within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1105; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.79 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
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- Photograph views
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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 4.79 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.79 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- four ships, run aground on a sandbank near the pier of Kieldrecht; in background palm branch draped with laurel wreath within circumscription
Identification
- Original title
- Mislukte aanslag van Frederik Hendrik, prins van Oranje-Nassau, op Hulst, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1105
- 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.