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Philip IV, King of Spain, jeton struck by order of the city of Bruges

Also known as: Filips IV, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Brugge

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1640

Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms in a cartouche, flanked by lion and bear. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1176; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.51 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 3.1 cm x weight 5.51 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.51 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within an inscription.
Reverse
coat of arms in a cartouche, flanked by lion and bear.

Identification

Original title
Filips IV, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Brugge
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1176
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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