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Seal token for plombing

Also known as: Loodje om te plomberen

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1813

Two round plates pressed together. Obverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. Reverse: Roman numeral XX. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-50; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.9 cm x width 2 cm x weight 91 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 2.9 cm x width 2 cm x weight 91 g
Dimensions museum
height 2.9 cm x width 2 cm x weight 91 g

Design

Obverse
crowned coat of arms within legend.
Reverse
Roman numeral XX.

Identification

Original title
Loodje om te plomberen
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-18-50
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.
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