Miraculous Reversal of Dutch State Affairs, Jetton on the Capture of the Zeeland Islands by the Rebels
Also known as: Wonderbaarlijke ommekeer der Nederlandse staatszaken, rekenpenning op de verovering van de Zeeuwse eilanden door de opstandelingen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1576
Silver medal. Obverse: horseman within legend. Reverse: kneeling man with hands folded and gaze turned heavenward, representing Gideon; at his feet a fleece that does not get wet despite the dew falling from heaven, within legend; exergue: date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-490; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 6.1 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 6.1 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 6.1 g
Design
- Obverse
- horseman within legend.
- Reverse
- kneeling man with hands folded and gaze turned heavenward, representing Gideon; at his feet a fleece that does not get wet despite the dew falling from heaven, within legend; exergue: date.
Identification
- Original title
- Wonderbaarlijke ommekeer der Nederlandse staatszaken, rekenpenning op de verovering van de Zeeuwse eilanden door de opstandelingen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-490
- 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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