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Iñigo Melchor Fernández de Velasco, Constable of Castile and León, Governor of the Southern Netherlands, jetton of Charles Jacques Taye, Magistrate of the Treasury of Brussels

Also known as: Inacho Melchior Ferdinand de Velasco, konstabel van Castilie en Leon, landvoogd der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning van Charles Jacques Taye, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1669-01

Copper medal. Obverse: coat of arms beneath two helmets, flanked by two dogs holding banners within a legend. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1354; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 66 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 66 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 66 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms beneath two helmets, flanked by two dogs holding banners within a legend.
Reverse
inscription.

Identification

Original title
Inacho Melchior Ferdinand de Velasco, konstabel van Castilie en Leon, landvoogd der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning van Charles Jacques Taye, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1354
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.
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