One hundred and fifth anniversary of the start of works on the Brussels Canal, jeton struck in honour of Charles de Locquenghien, thirty-ninth intendant of the Brussels Canal
Also known as: Honderdvijfde verjaardag van het begin van de werkzaamheden aan de Brusselse vaart, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Charles de Locquenghien, negenendertigste intendant van de vaart van Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1655-01
Copper medal. Obverse: ship on water; right: hand holding a sounding lead into the water within circumscription; exergue: date. Reverse: coat of arms beneath two helmets, flanked by two wild men with club and banner above date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1243; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.67 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.67 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.67 g
Design
- Obverse
- ship on water; right: hand holding a sounding lead into the water within circumscription; exergue: date.
- Reverse
- coat of arms beneath two helmets, flanked by two wild men with club and banner above date.
Identification
- Original title
- Honderdvijfde verjaardag van het begin van de werkzaamheden aan de Brusselse vaart, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Charles de Locquenghien, negenendertigste intendant van de vaart van Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1243
- 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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