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Lead token with no. 251 and coat of arms of Holland

Also known as: Loodje met no. 251 en wapenschild van Holland

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1877

Rhombus-shaped lead token with rounded corners and hole in it. Obverse: numeral 252 above date. Reverse: crowned coat of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-163; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.3 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 61 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
copper (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.3 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 61 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.3 cm x width 2.8 cm x weight 61 g

Design

Obverse
numeral 252 above date.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms

Identification

Original title
Loodje met no. 251 en wapenschild van Holland
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-163
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.

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