Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, Image by StuE, Found by Paul Hewett.
Found in Essex, 21mm, 11.7g.
Russian Flax quality control seal.
First side:-
First line - NP = unknown initials.*
Second line - CH12K = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - ???? = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- missing
Second / Third line - ???? = ???? / ?И?? = ?I?? name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - H3(5?) = N3(5?), number of work station used by QA officer.
See Fig.4b and section 5.2.4.1, p.21, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
