Burning of the Dutch fleet at Tobago, jeton struck in honour of Louis XIV, King of France
Also known as: Verbranden van de Nederlandse vloot bij Tobago, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1677
Copper jeton. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: Victory holding a triumphal branch and thunderbolt standing on an antique ship within circumscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1410; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.17 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 2.5 cm x weight 5.17 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.17 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- Victory holding a triumphal branch and thunderbolt standing on an antique ship within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Verbranden van de Nederlandse vloot bij Tobago, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1410
- 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.