Miniature FOCKE & MELTZER AMSTERDAM black,whiteand red plate 3 3/4 inches in diameter Excellent condition.
Backstamp "Focke and Meltzer." In this Mini-Plate you see this words "Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig", meaning "Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate".
On March 29, 1947, Wilhelmina presented the motto as part
of the coat of arms of Amsterdam to the city government.
In the coat of arms of Amsterdam, the field of the escutcheon
In the coat of arms of Amsterdam, the field of the escutcheon
(heraldic shield) is red. The field is charged with three vertically ordered silver or white Saint Andrew's Crosses on top of a black pale. The field and the pale result in three vertical bands in the colours red, black, and red.
