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City of Amsterdam, lead token with no. 3527

Also known as: Stad Amsterdam, loodje met no. 3527

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1893

Uniface, diamond-shaped lead token with concave sides, chamfered upper corners and hole, and rounded lower corners. Obverse: crowned coat of arms flanked by date above the number 3527. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-132-Q; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3 cm x width 3 cm x weight 84 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
brass (alloy)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3 cm x width 3 cm x weight 84 g
Dimensions museum
height 3 cm x width 3 cm x weight 84 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms flanked by date above the number 3527.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Stad Amsterdam, loodje met no. 3527
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-132-Q
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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