Exhortation to Unity in the Struggle against the Spanish, jeton of the States of Brabant
Also known as: Aansporing tot eensgezindheid in de strijd tegen de Spanjaarden, rekenpenning van de Staten van Brabant
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1583
Copper jeton. Obverse: coat of arms between two letters B, on a cross formed by two lances surmounted by laureled helmets within legend. Reverse: lion surrounded by coats of arms of Leuven, Brussels, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Antwerp; letters F between the coats of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-615; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.58 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 4.58 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.58 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms between two letters B, on a cross formed by two lances surmounted by laureled helmets within legend.
- Reverse
- lion surrounded by coats of arms of Leuven, Brussels, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Antwerp; letters F between the coats of arms within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Aansporing tot eensgezindheid in de strijd tegen de Spanjaarden, rekenpenning van de Staten van Brabant
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-615
- 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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