Badge of the Guild of Saint George in Breda, Carrier of the St. George Guild (guild of guilds) in Breda, Carrier sign, partially gold-plated, with a chain on top and bottom. In an oval medallion with a raised frame, the figure of Saint George with the dragon is placed against a white-polished background. On the outskirts two shields, with the arms of the city of Breda and of the Lords of Nassau-Breda with the quarters of Nassau and Vianden, mounted on a volute in branch form and partly over a crown at the foot of it. The fields were probably enamelled, which can be deduced from the rough metal surface, St. George and the dragon: dressed in armor and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground), the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing, Breda, anonymous, Brabant, c. 1500, silver (metal), gilding, h 7.5 cm × w 8.7 cm × t 2.0 cm × w 119 gr
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Badge, Guild, Saint George, Breda, Carrier, St. George Guild, guild, guilds, Carrier sign, partially gold-plated, chain, top, bottom, oval medallion, raised frame, figure, dragon, placed, white-polished background, outskirts two shields, arms, city, Lords, Nassau-Breda, quarters, Nassau, Vianden, mounted, volute, branch form, partly, crown, foot, fields, enamelled, deduced, rough metal surface, St. George, dressed, armor, white, horse, brandishes, sword, lance lies, broken, ground, princess, shown praying, fleeing, Brabant, c, 1500, black-and-white, metal, gilding
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