Inauguration of François-Hercule, Duke of Anjou as Count of Flanders in Ghent, jeton of the newly established audit office of the States party in Ghent
Also known as: Inhuldiging van Francois-Hercule, hertog van Anjou als graaf van Vlaanderen te Gent, rekenpenning van de nieuw opgerichte rekenkamer van de Staatsgezinden te Gent
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1582
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: a hand emerging from clouds holds a rope-bound Bible, bundle of arrows, trophy of arms, and a cask of money above a pennant with an inscription within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-576; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.64 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 2.9 cm x weight 5.64 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 5.64 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- a hand emerging from clouds holds a rope-bound Bible, bundle of arrows, trophy of arms, and a cask of money above a pennant with an inscription within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inhuldiging van Francois-Hercule, hertog van Anjou als graaf van Vlaanderen te Gent, rekenpenning van de nieuw opgerichte rekenkamer van de Staatsgezinden te Gent
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-576
- 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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