Shopkeepers' or St Nicholas Guild of Arnhem, lead token entitling the poor to bread during distribution
Also known as: Kramers- St. Nicolaasgilde van Arnhem, loodje dat bij uitdeling onder de armen recht op brood gaf
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1600 - c. 1800
Lead medal. Obverse: mitred St Nicholas with staff in his left hand, blessing with raised right hand, within an inscription. Reverse: surrounded by radiant light: balanced pair of scales above a cross.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-336; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 103 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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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 103 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.5 cm x weight 103 g
Design
- Obverse
- mitred St Nicholas with staff in his left hand, blessing with raised right hand, within an inscription.
- Reverse
- surrounded by radiant light: balanced pair of scales above a cross.
Identification
- Original title
- Kramers- St. Nicolaasgilde van Arnhem, loodje dat bij uitdeling onder de armen recht op brood gaf
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-7-336
- Museum classification
- alms token
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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