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Resistance to the decision of Philip II, King of Spain to maintain the placards and the Inquisition, jeton of Vianen, in honour of Hendrik van Brederode

Also known as: Verzet tegen het besluit van Filips II, koning van Spanje om de plakaten en de inquisitie te handhaven, rekenpenning van Vianen, ter ere van Hendrik van Brederode

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1566

Copper jeton. Obverse: arm holding a sword in flames within circumscription. Reverse: head of a wild boar above a burning Burgundy cross, surrounded by flames within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-400; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.1 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3 cm x weight 5.1 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 5.1 g

Design

Obverse
arm holding a sword in flames within circumscription.
Reverse
head of a wild boar above a burning Burgundy cross, surrounded by flames within circumscription.

Identification

Original title
Verzet tegen het besluit van Filips II, koning van Spanje om de plakaten en de inquisitie te handhaven, rekenpenning van Vianen, ter ere van Hendrik van Brederode
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-400
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.
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