Broodpenning Amsterdam

€225,208.00
LocationNetherlands
Year1861
TypeRation tokens/Food ration token
CompositionZinc (Variations in silver exist)
Weight6.2 g
Diameter28 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound (Sometimes with a hole in the middle)
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) Dirks#860, Kooij#BR003.1
Obverse descriptionTable with 2 loaves (variations exist with 3 and 4 loaves)
Obverse letteringBroodpenning der Herv. Diakonie te Amsterdam - 1861
(Translation: Bread-token from the Reformed Diakonie in Amsterdam)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionWoman with reaching hand in the company of a sheep
Reverse letteringVergenoegd en Dankbaar
(Translation: Pleased and Grateful)
Reverse script
Mint
Mintage1861  - -
Catalog ID6449014250
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