Dutch, Customs Seal, 410

Customs Seal, Dutch Custom House, 410, Image & Found by Pete Senior.
Found in Portrush co.Antrim.

A Dutch Custom House seal with typical lachrymiform (teardrop) shape. The obverse depicts the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland. The reverse has the inscription, R & A (Rechten en Accijnzen = Duties and Excise) over the control number, 410.

See PAS DEV-7B1205
"Lead customs seal. From Holland, one side has the letters 'R & A'(for Dutch Customs and Excise) with '102' (the control number?)beneath stamped on it. This is surrounded by part of a beaded border. The other side has a lion rampant with a sword inside a shield with a crown (now worn) above. This represents the House of Orange. Dated after 1815, this is a common find and from any type of exported Dutch goods."

See Mark Ouwerkerk's Dutch Customs Seals – Catalogue for excellent details about these and other Dutch custom / tax seals.