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France Acquires Cambrai at the Treaty of Nijmegen, jeton struck by order of the States of Cambrai, in honour of Louis XIV, King of France

Also known as: Frankrijk verwerft Kamerijk bij de vrede van Nijmegen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Kamerijk, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1678

Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: view of the city of Cambrai within legend; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1428; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 79 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.7 cm x weight 79 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.7 cm x weight 79 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within legend.
Reverse
view of the city of Cambrai within legend; exergue: inscription.

Identification

Original title
Frankrijk verwerft Kamerijk bij de vrede van Nijmegen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Kamerijk, ter ere van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1428
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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