Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Prepares for the War against Maarten van Rossum, jeton for Mr. Jacob de Jonge, auditor of the Chamber of Accounts of Holland
Also known as: Karel V, Duits keizer, bereidt zich voor op de oorlog tegen Maarten van Rossum, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Mr. Jacob de Jonge, auditeur van de rekenkamer van Holland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1542
Copper jeton. Obverse: portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword over right shoulder within circumscription. Reverse: lion with banner in claw, seated in a Holland Garden above the letters M and I on either side of a lozenge within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-180; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.79 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 3.79 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 3.79 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword over right shoulder within circumscription.
- Reverse
- lion with banner in claw, seated in a Holland Garden above the letters M and I on either side of a lozenge within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel V, Duits keizer, bereidt zich voor op de oorlog tegen Maarten van Rossum, rekenpenning ten behoeve van Mr. Jacob de Jonge, auditeur van de rekenkamer van Holland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-180
- 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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