City of Kampen, lead token with numeral 8 that entitled the holder to bread or grain during distribution
Also known as: Stad Kampen, loodje met cijfer 8 dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood of graan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1600 - c. 1800
Copper triangular token with chamfered corners. Obverse: in a round stamp: castle within an inscription. Reverse: numeral 8. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-126; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.5 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 2.66 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 2.5 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 2.66 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.5 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 2.66 g
Design
- Obverse
- in a round stamp: castle within an inscription.
- Reverse
- numeral 8.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Kampen, loodje met cijfer 8 dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood of graan
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-126
- Museum classification
- bread token · 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.