City of Leiden, lead token with no. 26
Also known as: Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 26
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1857
Lead token with a hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions. Reverse: year above the number 26. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-92; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 13.2 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
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 13.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 13.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions.
- Reverse
- year above the number 26.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 26
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-92
- 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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