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Allegorical Scene, jeton of the Council of Finance

Also known as: Allegorische voorstelling, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1590

Copper medal. Obverse: praying man kneeling before a burning altar; above it a heart and God appearing in clouds within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within an inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-724; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 4.67 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 4.67 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3 cm x weight 4.67 g

Design

Obverse
praying man kneeling before a burning altar; above it a heart and God appearing in clouds within an inscription.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Allegorische voorstelling, rekenpenning van de raad van Financiën
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-724
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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