Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
The running of the Dutch West India Company in West Africa was in the hands of the director-general in Fort Elmina. The commander’s baton lay before him on the table when he assembled his Kleine Raad (Small Council). The gold mounts on the ivory baton bear the monogram,
GWC, of the Chartered West India Company.
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Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
The running of the Dutch West India Company in West Africa was in the hands of the director-general in Fort Elmina. The commander’s baton lay before him on the table when he assembled his Kleine Raad (Small Council). The gold mounts on the ivory baton bear the monogram,
GWC, of the Chartered West India Company.
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De leiding van de West-Indisch ...... Westindische Compagnie (GWC).
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The running of the Dutch West ...... Chartered West India Company.
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NG-NM-2801-A
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Rijksmuseum
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Commander’s baton of the Dutch Governor of the Gold Coast
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Commandostaf van de Nederlandse gouverneur van de Goudkust
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c. 1850 - c. 1900
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ca. 1850 - ca. 1900
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height 3.9 cm
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hoogte 3,9 cm
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lengte 34 cm
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length 34 cm
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derde kwart 19e eeuw
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fourth quarter 19th century
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third quarter 19th century
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vierde kwart 19e eeuw
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