Relief of Condé and Recapture of Valenciennes, jeton in honour of Philip IV, King of Spain
Also known as: Ontzet van Conde en herovering van Valenciennes, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1657
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a two-line inscription. Reverse: view of the city of Valenciennes within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1257; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking), Valenciennes lace; measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.99 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), Valenciennes lace
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.99 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.99 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a two-line inscription.
- Reverse
- view of the city of Valenciennes within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ontzet van Conde en herovering van Valenciennes, rekenpenning ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1257
- 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.