Return of the ships that sailed to the Indies, jeton struck by order of the Admiralty of the Noorderkwartier
Also known as: Terugkeer van de naar Indië uitgevaren schepen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de admiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1597
Copper medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms on two crossed anchors, flanked by two letters P within a circumscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-852; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 5.2 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
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3 cm x weight 5.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms on two crossed anchors, flanked by two letters P within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Terugkeer van de naar Indië uitgevaren schepen, rekenpenning geslagen op last van de admiraliteit van het Noorderkwartier
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-852
- 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.