Anglo-French War, Medal of the Chamber of Accounts of Flanders in Lille, in Honour of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Also known as: Engels-Franse oorlog, penning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen te Rijssel, ter ere van Karel V, Duits keizer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1545
Copper medal. Obverse: portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword in right hand between date within an inscription. Reverse: strike-a-light, from which the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs, on a Burgundian cross beneath a double-headed eagle, flanked by and above a coat of arms within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-208; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.77 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.
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.77 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.77 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of Charles V with crown, globus cruciger in left hand and sword in right hand between date within an inscription.
- Reverse
- strike-a-light, from which the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs, on a Burgundian cross beneath a double-headed eagle, flanked by and above a coat of arms within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Engels-Franse oorlog, penning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen te Rijssel, ter ere van Karel V, Duits keizer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-208
- 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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