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Growing Resistance to the French Breach of the Treaty of Nijmegen, jeton struck by order of the Council of Finance

Also known as: Groeiend verzet tegen de Franse inbreuk op de vrede van Nijmegen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de raad van Financien

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1682

Copper medal. Obverse: eagle and lion jointly hold a lance, while a hand emerging from clouds holds an olive branch above the eagle within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, encircled by the Order of the Golden Fleece within legend.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1450; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.31 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 3.2 cm x weight 6.31 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.2 cm x weight 6.31 g

Design

Obverse
eagle and lion jointly hold a lance, while a hand emerging from clouds holds an olive branch above the eagle within legend.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms, encircled by the Order of the Golden Fleece within legend.

Identification

Original title
Groeiend verzet tegen de Franse inbreuk op de vrede van Nijmegen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de raad van Financien
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1450
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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