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Badge of the Guild of Saint Barbara in Eindhoven
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
‘These are the militiamen of Saint Barbara of Eindhoven’ is inscribed in Middle Dutch on the ring of this badge. At ceremonies, the guardsmen would have worn badges such as these on their clothes. The tower is the symbol of Saint Barbara, the guild’s patron saint.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBadge of the Guild of Saint Barbara in Eindhoven. c. 1500 - c. 1524. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
