Obverse: Coat of arms of Amsterdam with three vertical Saint Andrew’s crosses on the shield, surmounted by a coronet. No legend.
Reverse: Engraved inscription "30 B", likely indicating crew or equipment number.
Historical context:
This brass identification token was used in the 19th century by the municipal fire brigade or related city services of Amsterdam. The crowned city arms on the obverse mark it as an official civic issue. The reverse side bears a simple numeric and letter code—"30 B"—which likely designated a specific fire engine or crew and the individual assigned to it. Such tokens were used for operational identification, roll call, or access to equipment in a highly organized urban fire protection system.
Diameter: 34 mm
Weight: 18.95 g
Material: Brass
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