c.14th century A.D. An openwork pilgrim's badge for Saint Edmund, formed as a sheaf of alternating arrows and crossbow bolts radiating from a central disc; remains of pin catch to reverse. Cf. Mitchiner, M., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, London, 1986, p.176, for type. 6.01 grams, 43 mm (29.6 grams total, 93 x 75 mm including case) (1 3/4 in. (3 5/8 x 3 in.)). Found Thames spoil, City of London, UK. Tradition has long held that King Edmund and Edward the Confessor, both canonised, were both killed by arrows. [No Reserve]Condition Report: Fair condition.