City of Gouda, lead token good for a barrel of peat and a gift in money
Also known as: Stad Gouda, loodje goed voor een ton turf en een gift in geld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1691
Medal of irregular shape. Obverse: coat of arms in an ornate cartouche. Reverse: monogram of letters A and E above year. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-59; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements height 5.1 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 21.83 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
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- height 5.1 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 21.83 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 5.1 cm x width 3.8 cm x weight 21.83 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms in an ornate cartouche.
- Reverse
- monogram of letters A and E above year
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Gouda, loodje goed voor een ton turf en een gift in geld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-59
- Museum classification
- belastingloodje · turfloodje
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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