Milan captured from the French and the birth of Philip, son of Charles V, jeton struck by order of Margaret of Austria, Governor of the Netherlands
Also known as: Milaan op de Fransen veroverd en de geboorte van Filips, zoon van Karel V, rekenpenning geslagen op last van Margaretha van Oostenrijk, landvoogdes der Nederlanden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1527
Copper jeton with a hole in it. Obverse: globe above a bouquet of marguerites, illuminated by heavenly light within an inscription. Reverse: winged Victory writing on a shield hanging from a tree within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-116; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 3.86 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 2.9 cm x weight 3.86 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 3.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- globe above a bouquet of marguerites, illuminated by heavenly light within an inscription.
- Reverse
- winged Victory writing on a shield hanging from a tree within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Milaan op de Fransen veroverd en de geboorte van Filips, zoon van Karel V, rekenpenning geslagen op last van Margaretha van Oostenrijk, landvoogdes der Nederlanden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-116
- 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.