Alessandro Farnese, Prince of Parma and Piacenza, appointed Governor of the Netherlands, jeton of the Council of Finance
Also known as: Alessandro Farnese, prins van Parma en Piacenza benoemd tot landvoogd der Nederlanden, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1578
Copper jeton. Obverse: two crowned coats of arms, the left of which is encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, below the year within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-520; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.86 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.86 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 5.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- two crowned coats of arms, the left of which is encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, below the year within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Alessandro Farnese, prins van Parma en Piacenza benoemd tot landvoogd der Nederlanden, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-520
- 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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