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Fiftieth anniversary celebration of the independence of the Netherlands, in honor of Willem I, II, and III, Kings of the Netherlands
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Fiftieth anniversary celebration of the independence of the Netherlands, in honor of Willem I, II, and III, Kings of the Netherlands

Johan Philip Menger · 1863 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Bronze medal. Obverse: Netherlands, depicted as a woman with a diadem in classical dress, standing under an orange tree and placing her left hand on a lion sitting beside her holding a bundle of arrows and a shield in its claws; with her right arm she leans on a column while holding a scepter in her hand; in front of her sits a winged woman, representing the Muse of History, kneeling and writing the number L on the column, while holding an open book in her other hand within an inscription; section: inscription. Reverse: three portrait medallions with a man's bust within an inscription and a pearl border, surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak branches under a crown; in the center a pennant with an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVijftigjarige viering van de onafhankelijkheid van Nederland, ter ere van Willem I, II en III, koningen der Nederlanden. 1863. Johan Philip Menger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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