Louis XIV, King of France, Protector of Peace, jeton struck by order of the States of Burgundy
Also known as: Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk, beschermer van de rust, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Bourgondië
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1688
Copper medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms on an ermine mantle within legend. Reverse: Louis, depicted as Hercules, with lion skin and leaning on a club, standing amidst arms and armour within legend; exergue: date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1472; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 86 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 3 cm x weight 86 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 86 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms on an ermine mantle within legend.
- Reverse
- Louis, depicted as Hercules, with lion skin and leaning on a club, standing amidst arms and armour within legend; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk, beschermer van de rust, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de Staten van Bourgondië
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1472
- Museum classification
- jeton · medal
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.