Coin scale and weights

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This hand-held coin scale and weights was made in Amsterdam in the late 17th century. It is pictured here with its wooden box.

Coin weights and scales, early Dutch seventeenth century

Many European coins circulated in Scotland throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.

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• Online ID: 000-100-002-854-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.VHF 1
• Date: 17th century
  Late 17th century
  
• Material: Weight, coin/ scales
  
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 90 mm x 40 mm
  
• What: Weight, coin/ scales
  
• Subject: Weights and measures, foreign (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Where: Netherlands
  
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