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City of Amsterdam, lead token with no. 5835

Also known as: Stad Amsterdam, loodje met no. 5835

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1880

Single-sided, triangular lead token with rounded corners and a hole. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between date above numeral 5835. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-132-D; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.1 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 6.79 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
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.1 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 6.79 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.1 cm x width 3.6 cm x weight 6.79 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms between date above numeral 5835.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Stad Amsterdam, loodje met no. 5835
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-132-D
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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