Naval Battle of Vigo (Vigos): the burning of the French and Spanish fleet, jeton struck in honour of Anne Stuart, Queen of England
Also known as: Zeeslag bij Vigo (Vigos): het verbranden van de Franse en Spaanse vloot, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Anna Stuart, koning van Engeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1702
Brass medal. Obverse: bust of a woman within an inscription. Reverse: map of the Bay of Vigo; below: ships at sea within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1510; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 5.52 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 5.52 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 5.52 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman within an inscription.
- Reverse
- map of the Bay of Vigo; below: ships at sea within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Zeeslag bij Vigo (Vigos): het verbranden van de Franse en Spaanse vloot, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Anna Stuart, koning van Engeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1510
- 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.