Purified water company in Amsterdam, token good for one carry of water
Also known as: Onderneming van gezuiverd water te Amsterdam, loodje goed voor een dragt water
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1828
Copper token. Obverse: two water buckets beneath inscription within legend. Reverse: letters C.F above date within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-155; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 2.89 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 2.3 cm x weight 2.89 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 2.89 g
Design
- Obverse
- two water buckets beneath inscription within legend.
- Reverse
- letters C.F above date within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Onderneming van gezuiverd water te Amsterdam, loodje goed voor een dragt water
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-155
- 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
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