City of Utrecht, lead token with no. 489
Also known as: Stad Utrecht, loodje met no. 489
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1860
Lead token with a hole in it on a suspension ring. Obverse: number 489 above the date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-122-A; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 8.28 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
- Linked sources
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 8.28 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 8.28 g
Design
- Obverse
- number 489 above the date.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms flanked by two lions.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Utrecht, loodje met no. 489
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-122-A
- 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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