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City of Utrecht, lead token with letters AA and no. 466

Also known as: Stad Utrecht, loodje met lettera AA en no. 466

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1859

Lead token with a hole attached to a suspension ring. Obverse: letters AA and numeral 466 above date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-129; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.71 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
lead (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.71 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.71 g

Design

Obverse
letters AA and numeral 466 above date.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions.

Identification

Original title
Stad Utrecht, loodje met lettera AA en no. 466
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-129
Museum classification
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

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