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City of Rotterdam, lead token with no. 442

Also known as: Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 442

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1862

Single-sided triangular lead token with a spherical protrusion at the corners, the top one pierced with a hole. Obverse: crowned coat of arms above the number 442; in both lower spheres: part of the year.

Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-104; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.2 cm x diameter 3.4 cm x weight 66 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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Physical characteristics

Material
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.2 cm x diameter 3.4 cm x weight 66 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.2 cm x diameter 3.4 cm x weight 66 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms above the number 442; in both lower spheres: part of the year.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 442
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-104
Museum classification
hondenbelastingloodje · 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.
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