City of Rotterdam, lead token with no. 923
Also known as: Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 923
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Single-sided, rectangular lead token with bevelled, concave sides and bulbous protuberances at top and bottom, with hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms between year above numeral 923. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-136; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.6 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 5.49 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
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3.6 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 5.49 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.6 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 5.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms between year above numeral 923.
- Reverse
- blank
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Rotterdam, loodje met no. 923
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-136
- 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
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