Lead Token with No. 8
Also known as: Loodje met no. 8
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1891
Shield-shaped lead token on suspension loop and suspension ring. Obverse: date above numeral 8; along edge of token: beaded rim. Reverse: crowned coat of arms; along edge of token: beaded rim.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-175-B; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 8.21 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
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 8.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3.9 cm x width 2.4 cm x weight 8.21 g
Design
- Obverse
- date above numeral 8; along edge of token: beaded rim.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms; along edge of token: beaded rim.
Identification
- Original title
- Loodje met no. 8
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-175-B
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against numismatic (token) references.