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Treaty of Toledo between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Francis I, King of France, jetton for Heyman van de Ketel, clerk-in-ordinary of the Chamber of Accounts of Holland

Also known as: Verdrag van Toledo tussen Karel V, Duits keizer en Frans I, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Heyman van de Ketel, klerk-ordinaris van de rekenkamer van Holland

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1539

Copper medal. Obverse: eagle and rooster, each under its own crown within inscription. Reverse: birds, led by a stork above monogram, consisting of letters H, V, D and K within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-153; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 41 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
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.8 cm x weight 41 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.8 cm x weight 41 g

Design

Obverse
eagle and rooster, each under its own crown within inscription.
Reverse
birds, led by a stork above monogram, consisting of letters H, V, D and K within inscription

Identification

Original title
Verdrag van Toledo tussen Karel V, Duits keizer en Frans I, koning van Frankrijk, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Heyman van de Ketel, klerk-ordinaris van de rekenkamer van Holland
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-153
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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