Dutch Custom House R&A seal, Image & found by StuE

Description	:	R&A 288 found by StuE in Colchester region See UKDFD 12717 A Dutch Custom House seal. The obverse depicts the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland. The reverse has the inscription, R & A (Regten en Accynsen) over the control number, 288.

From:	HeavyD32788@aol.com	(Sun 16 Apr 2006 22:33:09 EDT)
i have an exact imprint of the lion and the crown on a lighter i found about 5 yrs ago in a field and it is in mint condition dated 1650 i was wondering if theres any significance to it