Skip to content

Nieuwer-Amstel, lead token with no. 109

Also known as: Nieuweramstel, loodje met no. 109

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1804

Oval lead token with hole. Obverse: coat of arms with two Saint Andrew's crosses above and one below. Reverse: numeral 109 above year. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-156-B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 5.13 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

Linked sources
1
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
0

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 5.13 g
Dimensions museum
height 2.5 cm x width 2.6 cm x weight 5.13 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms with two Saint Andrew's crosses above and one below.
Reverse
numeral 109 above year.

Identification

Original title
Nieuweramstel, loodje met no. 109
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-17-156-B
Museum classification
belastingloodje

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.
Can you source one of these? Submit a reference