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Three-hundredth anniversary of the miracle of the desecrated hosts in Brussels, jeton of Théodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, Lord of Middelswale, magistrate of the treasury of Brussels

Also known as: Driehonderdjarige herdenking van het wonder van de mishandelde misbroden te Brussel, rekenpenning van Theodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, heer van Middelswale, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1670-01

Copper medal. Obverse: tabernacle crowned with three crowns in which three hosts are displayed; below, a hand emerges from clouds scattering hosts within an inscription.

Reverse: helmeted coat of arms, flanked by two lions within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1358; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.3 cm x weight 7.68 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 3.3 cm x weight 7.68 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.3 cm x weight 7.68 g

Design

Obverse
tabernacle crowned with three crowns in which three hosts are displayed; below, a hand emerges from clouds scattering hosts within an inscription.
Reverse
helmeted coat of arms, flanked by two lions within an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Driehonderdjarige herdenking van het wonder van de mishandelde misbroden te Brussel, rekenpenning van Theodore d'Elshout-Van Heusden, heer van Middelswale, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1358
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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