Armistice between England and France, jeton struck in honour of René de Froulay, Count of Tessé, Marshal of France
Also known as: Wapenstilstand tussen Engeland en Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Rene de Froulay, graaf van Tesse, maarschalk van Frankrijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1713
Silver medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms on an ermine mantle within an inscription. Reverse: sea goddess, accompanied by several nymphs, comes to Neptune's aid within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1541; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.1 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.1 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.1 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms on an ermine mantle within an inscription.
- Reverse
- sea goddess, accompanied by several nymphs, comes to Neptune's aid within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Wapenstilstand tussen Engeland en Frankrijk, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Rene de Froulay, graaf van Tesse, maarschalk van Frankrijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1541
- 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
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