Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, jeton struck by order of the castellany of Vieux-Bourg of Ghent
Also known as: Jozef II, Duits keizer, rekenpenning geslagen op last van kasselrij Vieux-Bourg van Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1780 - 1790
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: tower with coat of arms, hanging above a gate; atop the tower: lion's head within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-1574; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 10.2 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 10.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 10.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- tower with coat of arms, hanging above a gate; atop the tower: lion's head within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Jozef II, Duits keizer, rekenpenning geslagen op last van kasselrij Vieux-Bourg van Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-1574
- 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.