Punishment of the rebels in the Netherlands by Philip II, King of Spain, jeton of the Audit Office of Flanders in Lille
Also known as: Bestraffing van de opstandelingen in de Nederlanden door Filips II, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen te Rijssel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1570
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: sword with point upwards between date, wound with a piece of rope within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-423; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.12 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
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- 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 4.12 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.12 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within legend.
- Reverse
- sword with point upwards between date, wound with a piece of rope within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Bestraffing van de opstandelingen in de Nederlanden door Filips II, koning van Spanje, rekenpenning van de rekenkamer van Vlaanderen te Rijssel
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-423
- 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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