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Seal token for plombing with inscription AK

Also known as: Loodje om te plomberen met opschrift AK

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1829

Uniface, triangular lead seal. Obverse: coat of arms between letters A and K above year in a compartment within a beaded rim. Reverse: scratched: letters A, K and E.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-47; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.7 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 18.97 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
lead (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.7 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 18.97 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.7 cm x width 4.1 cm x weight 18.97 g

Design

Obverse
coat of arms between letters A and K above year in a compartment within a beaded rim.
Reverse
scratched: letters A, K and E.

Identification

Original title
Loodje om te plomberen met opschrift AK
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-47
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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