Mary of Hungary renounces in Brussels the guardianship over the Netherlands in favour of Philip, Hereditary Prince of Spain, jeton of the mint of Holland at Dordrecht
Also known as: Maria van Hongarije doet te Brussel afstand van de voogdij over de Nederlanden, ten gunst van Filips, erfprins van Spanje, rekenpenning van de munt van Holland te Dordrecht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1555
Copper jeton. Obverse: winged Victory with laurel wreath in right hand and palm branch in left hand within an inscription. Reverse: coat of arms in cartouche within an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-311; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.76 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 2.9 cm x weight 4.76 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 4.76 g
Design
- Obverse
- winged Victory with laurel wreath in right hand and palm branch in left hand within an inscription.
- Reverse
- coat of arms in cartouche within an inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Maria van Hongarije doet te Brussel afstand van de voogdij over de Nederlanden, ten gunst van Filips, erfprins van Spanje, rekenpenning van de munt van Holland te Dordrecht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-311
- 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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