Czech, Hop Seal, Žatec / Saaz

Czech, Hop Seal, Žatec / Saaz, Image & Held by Ged Dodd
Found in Kinghorn, Scotland, ?mm.

Lion rampant with double tail, VEREJNA ZNAMKOVNA CHMELE curving downward V.ŽATEC curving upward // OEFFENTLICHE curving downward / HOPFEN / SIGNIER HALLE / IN / ŽATEC=SAAZ

This a hop seal from the Czech town of Žatec known as Saaz in German.

For more information on hop growing in the Saaz region, which mentions the Signier Halle where the hops are graded, district see NOTES ON A VISIT TO THE HOP-GROWING DISTRICTS OF BOHEMIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

See Plomb-de-scellé for a parallel seal.