Departure of Leopold Wilhelm, Archduke of Austria, from the Southern Netherlands, jeton of Frederik de Marselaer, magistrate of the treasury of Brussels
Also known as: Vertrek van Leopold Willem, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, uit de zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning van Frederik de Marselaer, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1656-01
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man between laurel and palm branch within an inscription. Reverse: crossed fasces with axe and caduceus beneath an eye, above a depiction of the archangel Michael with a cross in his hands, standing on a dragon lying on the ground, between two winged hats within a two-line inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1247; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.71 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 3.2 cm x weight 6.71 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.71 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man between laurel and palm branch within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crossed fasces with axe and caduceus beneath an eye, above a depiction of the archangel Michael with a cross in his hands, standing on a dragon lying on the ground, between two winged hats within a two-line inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vertrek van Leopold Willem, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, uit de zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning van Frederik de Marselaer, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1247
- 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.