Volkspark in Enschede, token valid for a glass of beer
Also known as: Volkspark te Enschede, penning goed voor een glas bier
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1873 - c. 1880
Brass token. Obverse: glass of beer between inscription above ornament within circumscription. Reverse: ornament within circumscription. Unofficial currency. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-112-A; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 39 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
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 39 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 39 g
Design
- Obverse
- glass of beer between inscription above ornament within circumscription.
- Reverse
- ornament within circumscription. Unofficial currency.
Identification
- Original title
- Volkspark te Enschede, penning goed voor een glas bier
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-112-A
- Museum classification
- monetary tokens · medal
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, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.