Schoenmakers-, huidenvetters- en leerverkopersgilde van Middelburg, gildepenning met no. 20 1662

This 1662 silver medal, created by an anonymous artist, is a guild badge for the Schoenmakers-, huidenvetters- en leerverkopersgilde of Middelburg, Netherlands. The front depicts a boot with a crown on the top, possibly symbolizing the guild's authority. The back features a cross-shaped design with tools associated with the guild's professions, such as a hammer, a knife, and an awl. These detailed, symbolic depictions represent the trades of shoemaking, leather tanning, and leather trading. These guild badges were used by members as a symbol of their trade and status.