Brugse Vrije, jeton struck in honour of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Also known as: Vrije van Brugge, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Maria Theresia, Duits keizerin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1776-09-29 - 1780-11-29
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a woman with veil within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms, flanked by a standing wild man with a club and a seated woman; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1568; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.3 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 7.3 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.3 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a woman with veil within an inscription.
- Reverse
- coat of arms, flanked by a standing wild man with a club and a seated woman; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Vrije van Brugge, rekenpenning geslagen ter ere van Maria Theresia, Duits keizerin
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1568
- 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.