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.
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