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City of Middelburg, token that entitled the bearer to peat during distribution

Also known as: Stad Middelburg, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op turf

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1660

Copper medal. Obverse: castle between two stars within circumscription and beaded border. Reverse: inscription below coat of arms within circumscription and beaded border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-121; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.1 cm x weight 12.62 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 12.62 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 3.1 cm x weight 12.62 g

Design

Obverse
castle between two stars within circumscription and beaded border.
Reverse
inscription below coat of arms within circumscription and beaded border.

Identification

Original title
Stad Middelburg, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op turf
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-17-121
Museum classification
turfloodje · alms token

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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