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Francis I, King of France, collects ransom to ransom his sons, jeton of Holland

Also known as: Frans I, koning van Frankrijk, verzamelt losgeld om zijn zonen vrij te kopen, rekenpenning van Holland

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1529

Copper jeton. Obverse: hand turning a purse upside down within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms within an enclosed garden and an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-120; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 42 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

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3 cm x weight 42 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 42 g

Design

Obverse
hand turning a purse upside down within an inscription.
Reverse
coat of arms within an enclosed garden and an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Frans I, koning van Frankrijk, verzamelt losgeld om zijn zonen vrij te kopen, rekenpenning van Holland
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-120
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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