Restoration of peace in Germany at the Augsburg Interim, jeton for a member of the Court of Audit of Holland in The Hague
Also known as: Herstel van de vrede in Duitsland op het Interim van Augsburg, rekenpenning ten behoeve van een lid van de rekenkamer van Holland te 's-Gravenhage
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1548
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription; (counterfeit?) countermark with the coat of arms of Holland. Reverse: three coats of arms arranged in a circle; between them the letters D and two illegible letters within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-228; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 2.71 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 2.71 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 2.71 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription; (counterfeit?) countermark with the coat of arms of Holland.
- Reverse
- three coats of arms arranged in a circle; between them the letters D and two illegible letters within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Herstel van de vrede in Duitsland op het Interim van Augsburg, rekenpenning ten behoeve van een lid van de rekenkamer van Holland te 's-Gravenhage
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-228
- 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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