Korenmeters- en -zettersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Hendrik Gaikhorst 1780

This small, round, bronze medal, created by an anonymous artist in 1780, is a guild token from the “Korenmeters- en -zettersgilde van Amsterdam,” or the Amsterdam Guild of Corn Measurers and Grain Setters. The inscription on the obverse side identifies the guild, while the reverse side reads “Hendrik Gaikhorst den 3 Juny 1780”, suggesting it was issued to mark the membership of a man named Hendrik Gaikhorst. Such tokens were common in the 18th century and are important historical objects that shed light on the lives of guild members in the Netherlands.