Storm off the Holland and Zeeland Coasts, jeton of the States of Zeeland
Also known as: Storm aan de Hollandse en Zeeuwse kusten, rekenpenning van de Staten van Zeeland
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1593
Silver medal. Obverse: two ships before an island within an inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms on two crossed anchors within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-762; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 69 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 69 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 69 g
Design
- Obverse
- two ships before an island within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms on two crossed anchors within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Storm aan de Hollandse en Zeeuwse kusten, rekenpenning van de Staten van Zeeland
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-762
- 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.