Dutch, Customs Seal, Animal Seal, 281

Dutch Customs, Animal Seal, 281, Image & Found by Gerard de Weger.
Found in the Netherlands, ?mm.

Control number 281 / ?G? // arms of the Netherlands

A customs ear tag for exported cattle. The coarse brown hair of the animal has been trapped in the rivet and the coils of the connecting strip.

From Jan van Oostveen, "It was only used for the tail and not for the ear. ... from authentic documentation from the mid-19th century where it is mentioned how these seals were used. [Scheffer, D.H., 1909. De Geslachtswet. Amsterdam.]" See Oostveen, J. van, 2019, Tax seals used in The Netherlands as proof that 'accijns op het geslacht' was paid.

See Metal detecting and identification in the Netherlands and Belgium for more details about these seals.