Hortus Medicus Token (n.d.)

Title: Hortus Medicus Token (n.d.)
Description: Brass. Netherlands. Undated. Unsigned. Ticket of admission to the Botanic Gardens in Amsterdam for surgeons and physicians.

Obverse: Auricular cartouche with skull at the bottom; in the upper part, Amsterdam coat of arms (two lions supporting crowned shield with three crosses in a vertical line); in the lower part, JACOB BATEN BORG incused in the center.

Reverse: A skeleton with scythe in right hand; left resting on tomb and holding hourglass; on ground at left and right, tulips.
Coverage: Netherlands
Creator: Unknown
Date: Undated
Extent: 40 mm
Medium: Brass
Language: Latin