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Successes of the Imperial and Spanish troops in the war in Germany, jetton struck in honour of Philip IV, King of Spain

Also known as: Successen van de keizerlijke en Spaanse troepen in de oorlog in Duitsland, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1628

Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: bundle of arrows, lying beneath two crossed palm branches, on an altar within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1112; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.13 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.13 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.13 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within legend.
Reverse
bundle of arrows, lying beneath two crossed palm branches, on an altar within legend.

Identification

Original title
Successen van de keizerlijke en Spaanse troepen in de oorlog in Duitsland, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1112
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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