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City of Rotterdam, lead token with no. 269

Also known as: Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 269

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1860

Single-sided, rectangular lead token with bevelled, concave sides and a hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between the year above the number 269. Reverse: blank.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-135; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.4 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 11.8 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 3.4 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 11.8 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.4 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 11.8 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms between the year above the number 269.
Reverse
blank

Identification

Original title
Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 269
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-135
Museum classification
hondenbelastingloodje · 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

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.
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