Korenmeters- en -zettersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Jacob van der Velde 1738

This is a small, silver guild medal, measuring 2.8 cm in diameter, made by an anonymous artist for Jacob van der Velde, a member of the Korenmeters- en -zettersgilde van Amsterdam (the guild of corn-meters and -setters of Amsterdam). Dated 1738, the obverse depicts a stylized building, likely the guild hall, topped by a crown. The reverse bears the inscription “Jacob van der Velde, den s’ Duys metter” (Jacob van der Velde, his mark, the year 1738). Guild medals were common in the Netherlands during this period, serving as a form of identification and social status.