City of Utrecht, lead token with AA and no. 494
Also known as: Stad Utrecht, loodje met AA en no. 494
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1858
Lead token with a hole in it. Obverse: letters AA and number 494 above year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-159-B; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.53 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.53 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 4.53 g
Design
- Obverse
- letters AA and number 494 above year.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Utrecht, loodje met AA en no. 494
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-159-B
- 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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