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Quelling of the Ghent revolt, jeton of the master of the imperial household

Also known as: Neerslaan van de opstand te Gent, rekenpenning van de hofmeester van het bureau van de keizer

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1540

Copper medal. Obverse: double-headed eagle under a crown within a legend. Reverse: woman with a banner in her raised right hand and a sword in her left hand within a legend.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-163; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.31 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.31 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.31 g

Design

Obverse
double-headed eagle under a crown within a legend.
Reverse
woman with a banner in her raised right hand and a sword in her left hand within a legend.

Identification

Original title
Neerslaan van de opstand te Gent, rekenpenning van de hofmeester van het bureau van de keizer
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-163
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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