City of Antwerp, token that entitled the bearer to bread at distribution
Also known as: Stad Antwerpen, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1605
Copper medal. Obverse: two open hands above a fortress within an inscription. Reverse: letter B above the date within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-140-B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.63 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.63 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 4.63 g
Design
- Obverse
- two open hands above a fortress within an inscription.
- Reverse
- letter B above the date within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Antwerpen, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-140-B
- Museum classification
- alms token · bread 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.