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City of Rotterdam, lead token with no. 626

Also known as: Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 626

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1865

Uniface, rectangular lead token with concave sides and spherical protrusions at the top and bottom, the upper one of which has a hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year above number 626.

Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-105; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 4.1 cm x diameter 2.4 cm x weight 7.85 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 4.1 cm x diameter 2.4 cm x weight 7.85 g
Dimensions museum
height 4.1 cm x diameter 2.4 cm x weight 7.85 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms between year above number 626.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 626
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-105
Museum classification
belastingloodje · hondenbelastingloodje

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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