Belgian, Hop Seal, Poperinge

Belgian, Hop Seals, Poperinge, Image & Found by MTC Cocoon Wim.
Found in the Oudenaarde region, East Flanders, Belgium, 25mm (both), 22.7g & 23.3g.

Crowned shield bearing a hand holding a staff // date, POPERINGE VILLE curving downward HOUBLON curving upward around

Two seals showing the coat of arms for Poperinge. One showing the date of 1924 and the other 192?. Houblon is French for Hop.

An excellent reference for these hop seals with many examples, has been submitted by Wim - The forgery of the hops necessitated the application of a seal.