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Distressed State of the Southern Netherlands, Jetton in Honour of Philip IV, King of Spain

Also known as: Benarde toestand der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1630

Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece within circumscription. Reverse: ship without mast at anchor between date within circumscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1125; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.87 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.87 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.87 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece within circumscription.
Reverse
ship without mast at anchor between date within circumscription

Identification

Original title
Benarde toestand der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1125
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.
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