Roei-, steiger- en schuitenvoerdersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Jacob Booy, ligplaats Elburger steiger 1766

This small, circular bronze medal, only 3.4 cm in diameter, is a guild medal of the "Roei-, steiger- en schuitenvoerdersgilde van Amsterdam" (Rowing, Wharf and Bargemen's Guild of Amsterdam) created in 1766 for Jacob Booy, who was a member of the guild. One side features a depiction of a ship sailing on the water, while the other side has the inscription: "1766, pen 28 Juny Jacob Booy x EIBS." Guild medals were common in the Netherlands and served as a way to identify members of a particular trade or profession.