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Municipality of Nieuwer-Amstel, lead token with nos. 60 and 2

Also known as: Gemeente Nieuwer Amstel, loodje met nos. 60 en 2

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1885

Uniface, oval lead token with suspension ring. Obverse: coat of arms above date and numbers 60 and 2. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-171; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal), brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking), silvering; measurements height 4.1 cm x width 2.3 cm x weight 3.15 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
tin (metal), brass (alloy)
Technique
striking (metalworking), silvering
Measurements
height 4.1 cm x width 2.3 cm x weight 3.15 g
Dimensions museum
height 4.1 cm x width 2.3 cm x weight 3.15 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms above date and numbers 60 and 2.
Reverse
blank.

Identification

Original title
Gemeente Nieuwer Amstel, loodje met nos. 60 en 2
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-171
Museum classification
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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