City of The Hague, lead token with no. 2043
Also known as: Stad 's-Gravenhage, loodje met no. 2043
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1866
Rectangular lead token with rounded upper corners and a pierced hole on a suspension loop. Obverse: numeral 2043 above year. Reverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions; signature at lower left.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-174; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.2 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.16 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3.2 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.16 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.2 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 6.16 g
Design
- Obverse
- numeral 2043 above year.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions; signature at lower left.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad 's-Gravenhage, loodje met no. 2043
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-174
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.