The Insignia from Emperor Maximilian, an Heraldic Badge from 1477-1525

[woody50]

This post has been made to answer a request from Shaun7 for information about my new avatar (I change them every once in a while).

A few years ago I found this insignia in a building site in Hoorn, where I live. It was quite deep, between 2/3 meters and in very old black organic ground (see photo), along with many other finds, both metal and nonmetal. I will be adding more finds later when I get more time (always busy it seems). Here is the determination: (also in Dutch for my Dutch friends and colleagues)...

Links: http://www.kunera.nl/Default.aspx
http://www.medievalbadges.org/p1e.html


The Insignia from Emperor Maximilian
Type : Heraldic Badge (Insignia)
Dimensions 32x27mm
Material: Tin-lead
Date 1477-1525

Description
Tin-Lead Insignia with
Coat of arms (Emperor Maximilian) with crown
Double-headed eagle (Habsburg)
Burgundian tribal cross
Golden fleece Chain

A other found insignia (this one is in better condition) can be seen in the book "Heilig en Profaan 1" from H. Beuningen, on page 280. Book is in the Dutch Language...

Dutch:
Heraldische Insigne
Wapen van keizer Maximiliaan
afm 32x27mm
materiaal tin-lood
datering 1477-1525

details :
gekroond schild;
dubbel-koppige adelaar (Habsburg);
Bourgondische stammenkruis;
Keten gulden vlies

als in Heilig en Profaan 1 (Beuningen) pagina 280

Date Found:I think 1999
Location Found:Hoorn, The Netherlands
Value:unkown
Description:see above
Detector Used:Lobo
Comments:see above
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[IronSpike]

Sweet Heraldic badge

Pretty neat to be able to find a badge that's in better condition than the one pictured in the reference book

 

[woody50]

Sweet Heraldic badge
Pretty neat to be able to find a badge that's in better condition than the one pictured in the reference book

Yea, I know. I guess I almost got it in one of the books, but the author (H.J.E. van Beuningen) did come to my house a few years ago and took pictures of some of the other badges, but since the one shown is in his personal collection, so of course he put that one in his own book!

Will be showing more at a later time.... Thanks for your comment!

 

[CRUSADER]

Woody,


Thank you for posting such an interesting find! Was this a military insignia? I don't quite understand the term "heraldic badge." Does this mean that it has a family crest on it and was used as a badge of some un-specified function?

If they were used in a similar way to the UK examples then the following applys:

They were used by supporters loyal to the Ruler, those that were in service to him, & he probably had a silver & gold version himself. Feudal in a way, but mostly worn with pride rather than being forced.

Extremely nice example, very collectable & therefore valuable