Fortification of the city of Tournai, jeton struck in honor of Louis XIV, King of France
Also known as: Versterking van de stad Doornik, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1668
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a circumscription. Reverse: plan of the fortifications of Tournai; in the citadel: helmeted Minerva with spear and shield above an inscription within a circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1347; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.88 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.88 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.88 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- plan of the fortifications of Tournai; in the citadel: helmeted Minerva with spear and shield above an inscription within a circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Versterking van de stad Doornik, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1347
- 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.