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City of Hoorn, lead token with no. 115

Also known as: Stad Hoorn, loodje met no. 115

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1860

Uniface, shield-shaped lead token with three holes in it, a rounded top, and tapering to a point at the bottom. Obverse: coat of arms beneath letters LN, between year above number no. 115. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-117; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.29 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
lead (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.29 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.1 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.29 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms beneath letters LN, between year above number no. 115.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Stad Hoorn, loodje met no. 115
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-117
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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