Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, elected Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece, jeton in honour of Maître Nicolais le Ruter
Also known as: Maximiliaan, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, verkozen tot grootmeester van de Orde van het Gulden Vlies, rekenpenning ter ere van maitre Nicolais le Ruter
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1478
Copper jeton. Obverse: Golden Fleece beneath crown, flanked by two spark-emitting strike-a-lights within an inscription. Reverse: two intertwined Gothic letters M; between them the letter N within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-13; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.62 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 2.6 cm x weight 3.62 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.62 g
Design
- Obverse
- Golden Fleece beneath crown, flanked by two spark-emitting strike-a-lights within an inscription.
- Reverse
- two intertwined Gothic letters M; between them the letter N within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Maximiliaan, aartshertog van Oostenrijk, verkozen tot grootmeester van de Orde van het Gulden Vlies, rekenpenning ter ere van maitre Nicolais le Ruter
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-13
- 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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