City of Middelburg, token that entitled the bearer to a double distribution of peat
Also known as: Stad Middelburg, loodje dat recht gaf op dubbele bedeling van turf
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1660
Copper medal. Obverse: castle between two stars within circumscription and beaded border; stamped into the base of the castle: small leaf, stamped into the upper right: numeral 2. Reverse: inscription below coat of arms within circumscription and beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-121-A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 8.92 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 3.1 cm x weight 8.92 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.1 cm x weight 8.92 g
Design
- Obverse
- castle between two stars within circumscription and beaded border; stamped into the base of the castle: small leaf, stamped into the upper right: numeral 2.
- Reverse
- inscription below coat of arms within circumscription and beaded border.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Middelburg, loodje dat recht gaf op dubbele bedeling van turf
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-121-A
- 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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