Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates in Brussels the government of the Netherlands, Milan, and Naples in favour of his son Philip, hereditary prince of Spain, jeton of the Court of Audit of Flanders in Ghent
Also known as: Karel V, Duits keizer, doet te Brussel afstand van het bewind over de Nederlanden, Milaan en Napels ten gunst van zijn zoon Filips, erfprins van Spanje, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen t
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1555
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: bust of a man within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-299; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 43 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 43 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 43 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription.
- Reverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Karel V, Duits keizer, doet te Brussel afstand van het bewind over de Nederlanden, Milaan en Napels ten gunst van zijn zoon Filips, erfprins van Spanje, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen t
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-299
- 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.