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Lead token entitling the bearer to cheese at a distribution

Also known as: Loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op kaas

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1600 - c. 1800

Uniface copper token. Obverse: inscription within circle. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-154; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.85 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
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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.85 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.85 g

Design

Obverse
inscription within circle.
Reverse
blank

Identification

Original title
Loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op kaas
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-17-154
Museum classification
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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