City of Utrecht, lead token with letter AA and no. 468
Also known as: Stad Utrecht, loodje met letter AA en no. 468
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1859
Lead token with a hole attached to a suspension ring. Obverse: letters AA and numeral 468 above date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-130; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.88 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.88 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 5.88 g
Design
- Obverse
- letters AA and numeral 468 above date.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Utrecht, loodje met letter AA en no. 468
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-130
- 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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