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City of Antwerp, token granting the right to peat upon distribution

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

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1583

Copper token. Obverse: two open hands above castle within circumscription. Reverse: letter T between date within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-143-A; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 3.43 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 2 cm x weight 3.43 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2 cm x weight 3.43 g

Design

Obverse
two open hands above castle within circumscription.
Reverse
letter T between date within circumscription.

Identification

Original title
Stad Antwerpen, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op turf
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-17-143-A
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

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.
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