Peace of the Pyrenees between France and Spain and Marriage of Louis XIV, King of France, to Maria Theresa of Austria, jeton struck in honour of Philip IV, King of Spain
Also known as: Vrede van de Pyreneeën tussen Frankrijk en Spanje en huwelijk van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk met Maria Theresia van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1660
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: winged marriage god Hymen with olive branch and myrtle wreath in right hand and torch in left hand, setting fire to a pile of war equipment, within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1276; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.22 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 3.1 cm x weight 6.22 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 6.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- winged marriage god Hymen with olive branch and myrtle wreath in right hand and torch in left hand, setting fire to a pile of war equipment, within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrede van de Pyreneeën tussen Frankrijk en Spanje en huwelijk van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk met Maria Theresia van Oostenrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Filips IV, koning van Spanje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1276
- 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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