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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9877265, member: 2844&quot;]The &quot;Maatschappij ter bevordering van landbouw te Amsterdam&quot;, Society for Promotion of Agriculture in Amsterdam, was founded in 1776 to find solutions for agricultural problems. The best ideas were awarded with a gold medallion. The winners could also opt for a silver medallion and a sum of money. The one on the museum site is such a silver medallion.</p><p><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maatschappij_ter_Bevordering_van_de_Landbouw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maatschappij_ter_Bevordering_van_de_Landbouw" rel="nofollow">https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maatschappij_ter_Bevordering_van_de_Landbouw</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know its connection with your biscuit tin, but the tin could have been a promotional gift.</p><p><br /></p><p>The society was dissolved in 1847, so your time frame could be 1776-1847. I don&#039;t know when such tins became fashionable, I would guess towards the end of the time frame, but maybe someone else can help you with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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