Netherlands, Dordrecht Medal 1745 Merchants’ or Mercers’ Guild token - Koopmans- of Kramersgilde EF-

Netherlands, Dordrecht. Merchants’ or Mercers’ Guild token, 1745 — Koopmans- of Kramersgilde.

Obverse: the arms of Dordrecht within an elaborate ornamental cartouche, decorated with scrollwork, foliage and a floral ornament above.

Reverse: a balance with two suspended pans, the date 17–45 divided by its central suspension. Surrounding inscription: COOMANS GILDE, ending with a rosette. Both sides enclosed by a toothed border.

An eighteenth-century guild token associated with the merchants and mercers of Dordrecht. The Rijksmuseum records this design as a guild attendance token. The balance provides a direct visual reference to the weighing of goods and the commercial activities represented by the guild.

The combination of the city’s arms and the guild’s name makes this a clearly identifiable example of Dordrecht’s guild-related numismatic heritage.

References: Wittop Koning 3.1; Dirks, plate XXXVII, no. 2; Minard II, no. 164.

Weight: 12 g. Diameter: 28 mm.

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