Charles II, King of Spain, Jetton Struck by Order of the Council of Finance
Also known as: Karel II, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de raad van Financiën
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1669
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1351-A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 65 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 65 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 65 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within legend.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel II, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de raad van Financiën
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1351-A
- 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.