The Duke of Alba Receives a Consecrated Hat and Sword from Pius V in Gratitude, Medal on the Festivities on That Occasion and as a Warning of Coming Disaster
Also known as: De hertog van Alva ontvangt van Pius V als dank een gewijde hoed en degen, penning op de feestelijkheden bij die gelegenheid en als waarschuwing voor komend onheil
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1569
Copper medal. Obverse: globus cruciger with inscription between date within an inscription. Reverse: man in long hooded cloak, standing with crossed arms in front of a house within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-419; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.5 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 4.5 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.5 g
Design
- Obverse
- globus cruciger with inscription between date within an inscription.
- Reverse
- man in long hooded cloak, standing with crossed arms in front of a house within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- De hertog van Alva ontvangt van Pius V als dank een gewijde hoed en degen, penning op de feestelijkheden bij die gelegenheid en als waarschuwing voor komend onheil
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-419
- 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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