City of Utrecht, lead token with letter B and no. 152
Also known as: Stad Utrecht, loodje met letter B en no. 152
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1858
Rectangular lead token with rounded corners at the top and a hole in it. Obverse: letter B and number 152 above year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-115; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 7.65 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 7.65 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 7.65 g
Design
- Obverse
- letter B and number 152 above year.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Utrecht, loodje met letter B en no. 152
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-115
- 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
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