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Badges

Pewter badges were first introduced as pilgrim souvenirs from different places of Christian cult around Europe and the Holy Land. The earliest findings of this type comes from about second half of XII th. century, fall of their popularity is beginning of XVI th. century. They're closely connected with development of pilgrimages among Christians. Pilgrim badges were a solid prove of finishing a long journey to places were once saints lived. About XIV th. century secular badges also appeared.

ATTENTION: dates showed in this catalogue tells only how old was the material used for the original. It doesn't mean that the badge was used only then. The pewter badges as well as their descriptions are provided to us by Bartosz Sołtysiak who bases them on historical sources.

Annunciation

How old?: 1175-1225 ...

Century: 12th, 13th

PRICE from: 13.00 EUR

Archer

How old?: 1375-1425. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Arrows

How old?: 1400-1500. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 11.50 EUR

Cat and mouse

How old?: 1375-1425.
Finding place: England.
Details: h.: 35mm, w.: 56 mm.
Meaning: This badge symbolizes fight between good (the cat) and evil (the mouse) in which good wins. Latin phrase "VI SIS MIS" can be translated as "I've caught the mouse".

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Charlemagne

How old?: 1250-1425. ...

Century: 13th, 14th

PRICE from: 11.50 EUR

Cock and hen

Badges - Medieval Market, Badge - cock with hen

How old?: 1375-1450.
Finding place: the Netherlands.
Details: h.: 30mm, w.: 50mm.
Meaning: Another pattern with sexual meaning. Cock and hen together symbolize fertility and lechery. But cock itself could be a symbol of faith.

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Cross

How old?: 1300-1400 (?)
Finding place: Gdańsk (Poland).
Details: h.: 52mm w.: 32mm.
Meaning: Unfortunately we don't know. Probably it was just a symbol of Christian faith.

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 13.00 EUR

Crowning of penis

How old?: 1375-1425. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 9.00 EUR

Faithful dog

How old?: 1375-1450. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.90 EUR

Flying penis

How old?: 1375-1425. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.00 EUR

Fox and goose

How old?: 1350-1400.
Finding place: Amsterdam.
Details: h.: 43mm w.: 36mm.
Meaning: Unfortunatelly I haven't found any explanation for this badge. It has something to do with journeys or pilgrimage (the fox holds walking stick and bag) but what exactly, I don't know.

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 12.50 EUR

Hand with flowers

How old?: 1400-1500.
Finding place: ? (we don't know, but original is kept in Salisbury - England).
Details: h.: 33mm w.: 50mm.
Meaning: This badge means friendship or thankfulness. Many patterns with floer presentation were found (flower itself meant beauty).

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Hand with heart pierced

How old?: 1325-1425. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Happy devil (Wild man)

Badges - Medieval Market, badges wesoly diabelek

How old: 1325-1450 ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 9.00 EUR

Hawking

How old?: 1350-1400. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Hunting vagina

How old: 1375-1425. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.90 EUR

Jug with flowers.

How old?: 1350-1500. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.00 EUR

Knight on horseback

How old?: 1350-1400. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 9.00 EUR

Letter "A"

How old?: 1375-1500 ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.00 EUR

Lion

How old?: 1375-1450
Finding place: the Netherlands, England, Germany.
Details: h.: 37mm w.: 33mm
Meaning : Lions were common on heraldic badges (for example in Holy German Empire) and for city guards. Lion itself symbolises loyality and readiness.

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 10.00 EUR

Our Lady's Shrine

How old: 1300-1400. ...

Century: 14th, 15th

PRICE from: 7.00 EUR

Our Lady's Shrine type 2

Badges - Medieval Market, badges our ladys shrine1

How old: 1350 - 1400.
Finding place: Opava (Czech Republic).
Meaning: Our Lady's pilgrim badge. Very popular pattern. Many slightly different badges of this type have been found. Probably this pattern is token of remembrance from Aken (Germany).

Century: 14th

PRICE from: 8.00 EUR