Chirurgijnsgilde te Amsterdam, gildepenning van leerling Albertus Hagelman 1690

This small, 17th-century, bronze medallion, or "gildepenning" in Dutch, is a guild token of the Surgeon's Guild of Amsterdam. It is likely the token of Albertus Hagelman, a student of the guild in 1690. The obverse side shows the Grim Reaper, a prominent symbol of death, holding a scythe and an hourglass. The reverse features the guild's coat of arms, signifying their authority and status within the city. Guild tokens like this one were commonly worn by members of the guild as a mark of their trade and affiliation.