Charles Alexander, Duke of Lorraine-Bar, governor of the Southern Netherlands for twenty-five years, jeton struck by order of the city of Brussels
Also known as: Karel Alexander, hertog van Lotharingen-Bar, sedert vijfentwintig jaar landvoogd der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Brussel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1769-03
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: standing with a foot on a pyramid, a winged Genius inscribes a shield; behind him: reclining lion within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1572; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 12.26 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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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 12.26 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 12.26 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- standing with a foot on a pyramid, a winged Genius inscribes a shield; behind him: reclining lion within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel Alexander, hertog van Lotharingen-Bar, sedert vijfentwintig jaar landvoogd der zuidelijke Nederlanden, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de stad Brussel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1572
- 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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