Hundred and fifty years jubilee of the booksellers and printers guild of Amsterdam, guild token from commissioner Hendrik Gartman, Messing token. Front: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above cartouche with inscription. Reverse: Mercury with winged hat and staff in left and open book in right hand, floating between press and two printer's balls, above press board and open book within circumference, Amsterdam, Hendrik Gartman, anonymous, 1812, brass (alloy), engraving, d cm × w

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Hundred and fifty years jubilee of the booksellers and printers guild of Amsterdam, guild token from commissioner Hendrik Gartman, Messing token. Front: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two lions above cartouche with inscription. Reverse: Mercury with winged hat and staff in left and open book in right hand, floating between press and two printer's balls, above press board and open book within circumference, Amsterdam, Hendrik Gartman, anonymous, 1812, brass (alloy), engraving, d cm × w gr

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