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An image showing 'Badge of the Boatmen's Guild of the City of Hertogenbosch; obverse'
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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
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