Badge of the Boatmen's Guild of Amsterdam

Badge of the Boatmen's Guild of Amsterdam. An engraved plate. Obverse: Port broadside view of a boat under sail with a lee board, one man in the stern. Similar to preceding, but boat larger. Reverse: Inscription, '1734 Den 20 Maart PIETER DIRCKS van Amsterdam. H.P.' (Herring-packing jetty). On a paddle, 'P.D.V.A.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0524
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Badge
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Netherlands
Date made: 1734
People: Boatmen's Guild of Amsterdam
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm