Treaty of the Pyrenees between France and Spain and marriage of Louis XIV, King of France, to Maria Theresa of Austria, jeton struck by order of the city of Tournai
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 op last van de stad Doornik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1660
Copper jeton. Obverse: tower flanked by date within an inscription. Reverse: two clasped hands together holding olive and myrtle branches within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1277; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 6.27 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 cm x weight 6.27 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 6.27 g
Design
- Obverse
- tower flanked by date within an inscription.
- Reverse
- two clasped hands together holding olive and myrtle branches 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 op last van de stad Doornik
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1277
- 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.