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Proof of Paid Tax (Beacon Tax) for Ships Under Fifty Lasts, for the Maintenance of the Beacons on the Zuiderzee
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Proof of Paid Tax (Beacon Tax) for Ships Under Fifty Lasts, for the Maintenance of the Beacons on the Zuiderzee

anonymous · 1714 · striking (metalworking); lead (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Lead token with a raised rim. Obverse: three beacons, of which the left and right are burning within an inscription. Reverse: lion under the coat of arms of Amsterdam within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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loden penningbakenloodbelastingloodjeAmsterdam
Credit lineBewijs van betaalde belasting (bakengeld) voor schepen onder de vijftig last, voor het in stand houden van de Vuurbakens aan de Zuiderzee.. 1714. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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