Victory over the Triple Alliance, medal struck by order of 'Les Six Corps des Marchands'
Also known as: Overwinning op de Triple Alliantie, penning geslagen op last van 'Les Six Corps des Marchands'
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1672
Uniface copper medal. Obverse: Hercules, seated on a lion's skin, breaking a bundle of three arrows over his knee within an inscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: blank; edge: stamped letter V.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-626; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 15.82 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 15.82 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 15.82 g
Design
- Obverse
- Hercules, seated on a lion's skin, breaking a bundle of three arrows over his knee within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- blank; edge: stamped letter V.
Identification
- Original title
- Overwinning op de Triple Alliantie, penning geslagen op last van 'Les Six Corps des Marchands'
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-7-626
- Museum classification
- proefslag · 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.