Dutch Royal Delft Polychrome Cloisonné War Tile. Walcheren Must Become Dry Again.

The rectangular Delft commemorative cloisonné tile decorated in colours with Middelburg surrounded by water within two men. In the sky the shining coat of arms of the State Zeeland and a banderol with:
LUCTOR ET EMERGO (Ik worstel en kom boven / I struggle and emerge)
Under the image the text:
WALCHEREN MOET DROOG 3 OCT 1944 – 24 JAN 1946 (Walcheren must become again dry) Marked on the back with the impressed factory mark for:
DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT
DELFT - HOLLAND - ANNO  1946
Design:  H.J. Tieman,
Employment dates 1938 - 1982

19,5 x 14,1 cm.  (7,7 x 5,6 inches.)

Weight: 461 grams.