Hope for peace in the Spanish Netherlands, jetton in honor of Albert and Isabella of Austria
Also known as: Hoop op vrede in de Spaanse Nederlanden, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1606
Copper jetton. Obverse: winged Victory with palm of victory in left hand hands key of Temple of Janus with right hand to Peace with palm branch and flower within inscription; exergue: date.
Reverse: crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-3-973; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.8 cm x weight 50 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 2.8 cm x weight 50 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.8 cm x weight 50 g
Design
- Obverse
- winged Victory with palm of victory in left hand hands key of Temple of Janus with right hand to Peace with palm branch and flower within inscription; exergue: date.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece within inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Hoop op vrede in de Spaanse Nederlanden, rekenpenning ter ere van Albrecht en Isabella van Oostenrijk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-3-973
- 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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