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Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, jeton of the Duchy of Brabant

Also known as: Karel de Stoute, hertog van Bourgondie, rekenpenning van het hertogdom Brabant

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1467 - 1477

Copper medal. Obverse: two firesteels curved towards each other, from which the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs within a legend. Reverse: coat of arms of the city of Antwerp within a legend.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-5; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 35 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 2.8 cm x weight 35 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.8 cm x weight 35 g

Design

Obverse
two firesteels curved towards each other, from which the Order of the Golden Fleece hangs within a legend.
Reverse
coat of arms of the city of Antwerp within a legend.

Identification

Original title
Karel de Stoute, hertog van Bourgondie, rekenpenning van het hertogdom Brabant
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-5
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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