Military preparations of Louis XIV, King of France, jetton struck by order of the Royal Treasury
Also known as: Krijgstoerustingen van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de koninklijke schatkamer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of Louis XIV facing right, with laurel wreath, within a legend. Reverse: Vulcan forging thunderbolts and armour for Jupiter, within a legend; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1478; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 84 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
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 84 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 84 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of Louis XIV facing right, with laurel wreath, within a legend.
- Reverse
- Vulcan forging thunderbolts and armour for Jupiter, within a legend; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Krijgstoerustingen van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de koninklijke schatkamer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1478
- 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.