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Badge of the Boatmen's Guild of the City of Hertogenbosch
Counter commemorating the badge of the Boatmen's Guild of the city of Hertogenbosch. Obverse: Port broadside view of a boat under sail beflagged with a lee board, containing three men in high relief. Legend: 'AL . VARENDE . KORT . DEN . WEGH . S . LEVENS' (Always sailing makes the path of life shorter.) Reverse: A gnarled tree with roots showing. Legend: 'SCHIPPERS . GILDE . VAN S HERTOGENBOS' (The Boatmen's Guild of the city of s'Hertogenbos [sic]). Fitted with a loop.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0522 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Date made: | 1683 |
| People: | Boatmen's Guild of s'Hertogenbos |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |
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