Capture of Buda, jeton struck for Jacques Louis Madoets, magistrate of the treasury of Brussels
Also known as: Inname van Buda, rekenpenning geslagen van Jacques Louis Madoets, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1686-01
Copper medal. Obverse: helmeted coat of arms between date. Reverse: double-headed eagle with crescent moon in its claw, flying above the city of Buda within legend; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1467; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 8.37 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 8.37 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 8.37 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted coat of arms between date.
- Reverse
- double-headed eagle with crescent moon in its claw, flying above the city of Buda within legend; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inname van Buda, rekenpenning geslagen van Jacques Louis Madoets, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1467
- 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.