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Token - Jean-Jacques de Brouckhoven, Brussels
1696 year| Copper | 7.8 g | 29 mm |
| Location | Spanish Netherlands |
|---|---|
| King | Charles II (1665-1700) |
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Year | 1696 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 7.8 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | 3 o'clock ↑→ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#373979 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
A barge on the water drawn by horses on a towpath. In the background, a city in the distance.
Above, an escutcheon represents the Archangel Michael (the patron saint of Brussels). Latin legend with the date, around in an outer circle. An R, the engraver's signature at the bottom in the reeds.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
• H • V • C • R • 1696
PROTECTIO• MEA• DE• COELO•
R
Translation: My protection from Heaven.
Edge
Oblique reeds.
Comment
Jean II de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck (October 9, 1644 - May 21, 1725), was a Flemish politician who later was recognised as Baron of Leefdael.He was in service of the Spanish Crown as Superintendent of Finances and Minister of War. He was a member of the Royal Council and of the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid, and special envoy of Philip V of Spain to the Congress of Utrecht, but without participating in the final negotiations.
After his death he was buried in Leefdaal. (Wikipedia)
