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Twenty-fifth anniversary of the independence of Belgium
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bronze medal. Obverse: Independence, depicted as a woman with a Belgian flag bearing the year in her right hand and a wreath of ivy leaves in her left, sits on a recumbent lion, between a bust on a pedestal decorated with a floral garland and an inscription, and a sculpture on a pedestal with an inscription; edge: inscription. Reverse: Progress, depicted as a woman with a flame on her head holding a winged wheel, and Peace an olive branch above the head of Liberty, depicted as a woman with a Phrygian cap on her head, who sits between them within an inscription; edge: year and signature.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVijfentwintigjarige viering van de onafhankelijkheid van België. 1855. Leopold Wiener. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.