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Crossing of Marie Louise of Orléans to Spain, jeton of Jacques Louis Madoets, Lord of Boetsvaert, fiftieth intendant of the canal of Brussels

Also known as: Overtocht van Marie Louise van Orleans naar Spanje, rekenpenning van Jacques Louis Madoets, heer van Boetsvaert, vijftigste intendant van de vaart van Brussel

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1680

Copper medal. Obverse: helmeted coat of arms within legend. Reverse: Marie Louise and Charles II, seated in a ship steered by Peace holding an olive branch in her hand, within legend.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1440; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.58 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 3.1 cm x weight 5.58 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.58 g

Design

Obverse
helmeted coat of arms within legend.
Reverse
Marie Louise and Charles II, seated in a ship steered by Peace holding an olive branch in her hand, within legend.

Identification

Original title
Overtocht van Marie Louise van Orleans naar Spanje, rekenpenning van Jacques Louis Madoets, heer van Boetsvaert, vijftigste intendant van de vaart van Brussel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1440
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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