Dutch, Customs Seal, 13

Dutch, Customs Seal, 13, Image by Karen Ellis-Andrews, Found by Roy Ellis,
Found on the Thames Foreshore, 17mm.

Crowned shield bearing lion rampant (double stamped), R A to sides // deep circular indent / 13

A Dutch Custom House seal. The obverse depicts the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland post 1815 with R & A (Rechten en Accijnzen = Duties and Excise) to the sides and a control number, 13, on the reverse.

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