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Philip II and Anna-Maria, King and Queen of Spain, jeton of the States of Utrecht

Also known as: Filips II en Anna-Maria, koning en koningin van Spanje, rekenpenning van de Staten van Utrecht

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1577

Copper jeton. Obverse: confronted busts of a man and a woman beneath a crown within a circumscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece, flanked by a crowned letter P and a crowned letter A within a circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-503; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.81 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3 cm x weight 5.81 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 5.81 g

Design

Obverse
confronted busts of a man and a woman beneath a crown within a circumscription.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece, flanked by a crowned letter P and a crowned letter A within a circumscription.

Identification

Original title
Filips II en Anna-Maria, koning en koningin van Spanje, rekenpenning van de Staten van Utrecht
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-503
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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