France on the Verge of Dealing Spain the Decisive Blow, jeton struck by order of the Conseil d'État
Also known as: Frankrijk staat op het punt Spanje de beslissende slag toe te dienen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Conseil d'Etat
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1659
Silver medal. Obverse: arm emerging from clouds threatens an exhausted lion lying on the ground with fasces with axe within an inscription; exergue: date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collars of the orders of St Michael and the Holy Spirit, within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1270; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 5.41 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 5.41 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 5.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- arm emerging from clouds threatens an exhausted lion lying on the ground with fasces with axe within an inscription; exergue: date.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the collars of the orders of St Michael and the Holy Spirit, within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Frankrijk staat op het punt Spanje de beslissende slag toe te dienen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Conseil d'Etat
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1270
- 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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