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Capture and relief of Barcelona, jeton struck in honour of Charles III, King of Spain

Also known as: Inname en ontzet van Barcelona, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Karel III, koning van Spanje

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1706

Brass medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: view of the city of Barcelona by a harbour within circumscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1521; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 4.96 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
brass (alloy)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.6 cm x weight 4.96 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.6 cm x weight 4.96 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within circumscription.
Reverse
view of the city of Barcelona by a harbour within circumscription; exergue: inscription.

Identification

Original title
Inname en ontzet van Barcelona, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Karel III, koning van Spanje
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-1521
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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