Centenary of the start of works on the Brussels Canal, jeton struck in honour of Jean van den Hecke, thirty-sixth intendant of the Brussels Canal
Also known as: Eeuwfeest van het begin van de werkzaamheden aan de Brusselse vaart, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Jean van den Hecke, zesendertigste intendant van de Brusselse vaart
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1650
Copper medal. Obverse: ship crane engaged in unloading a ship within legend. Reverse: helmeted coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1221; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.83 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 2.8 cm x weight 5.83 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 5.83 g
Design
- Obverse
- ship crane engaged in unloading a ship within legend.
- Reverse
- helmeted coat of arms within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Eeuwfeest van het begin van de werkzaamheden aan de Brusselse vaart, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Jean van den Hecke, zesendertigste intendant van de Brusselse vaart
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1221
- 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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