Wollenlakenkopers- en -snijdersgilde van Middelburg, gildepenning met no. 11 1595

This small, bronze medal, created by François Baillet in 1595, is a guild token for the Wollenlakenkopers- en -snijdersgilde van Middelburg, a guild of cloth buyers and cutters from Middelburg in the Netherlands. The obverse of the medal depicts three figures, likely guild members, engaged in the trade of cloth. The reverse features the guild's crest, a coat of arms with a crown above the Roman numerals II, and the date 1595. This medal is a testament to the importance of guilds during this era.