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Preparations for the war against France and conquest of Tunis from the Turks, jeton in honour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as: Voorbereidingen op de oorlog tegen Frankrijk en verovering van Tunis op de Turken, rekenpenning ter ere van Karel V, Duits keizer

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1536

Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: view of the city of Tunis by water; above it a hovering eagle within an inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-137; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.86 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.86 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.86 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription.
Reverse
view of the city of Tunis by water; above it a hovering eagle within an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Voorbereidingen op de oorlog tegen Frankrijk en verovering van Tunis op de Turken, rekenpenning ter ere van Karel V, Duits keizer
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-137
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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