Bierbeschooiersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Jacob Barentsz Zluyter c. 1650 - 1800

This small, circular bronze medal, likely dating back to the 17th or 18th century, is a guild medal for the Bierbeschooiersgilde van Amsterdam, a guild of beer coopers in Amsterdam. The obverse features a barrel topped with a crown, all within a wreath of leaves, while the reverse displays the inscription “Jacob Barentsz Zluyter” likely the name of the guild member who received the medal. These small-scale, finely detailed medals were common in the Dutch Golden Age, serving as symbols of membership and recognition within various crafts and guilds.