Old Men's Home in Rotterdam, token that entitled the bearer to peat upon distribution
Also known as: Oudemannenhuis te Rotterdam, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op turf
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1694
Square lead token. Obverse: in circular stamp: dove with spread wings and nimbus. Reverse: in circular stamp: large letter T between smaller letters O and M above year.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-118; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.6 cm x width 2.7 cm x weight 17.29 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
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 2.6 cm x width 2.7 cm x weight 17.29 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.6 cm x width 2.7 cm x weight 17.29 g
Design
- Obverse
- in circular stamp: dove with spread wings and nimbus.
- Reverse
- in circular stamp: large letter T between smaller letters O and M above year
Identification
- Original title
- Oudemannenhuis te Rotterdam, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op turf
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-118
- Museum classification
- alms token · turfloodje
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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