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Continuation of the Siege of Ostend, jeton in honour of Albert and Isabella of Austria

Also known as: Voortduren van het beleg van Oostende, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1603

Copper medal. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, collared with the Order of the Golden Fleece within circumscription. Reverse: two hands, each beneath a crown, attempting to crush a lobster with a pile driver within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-948; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.35 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 2.7 cm x weight 4.35 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.7 cm x weight 4.35 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms, collared with the Order of the Golden Fleece within circumscription.
Reverse
two hands, each beneath a crown, attempting to crush a lobster with a pile driver within circumscription.

Identification

Original title
Voortduren van het beleg van Oostende, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-3-948
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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