Netherlands, Utrecht Silver Medal 1786 Civic militia taking the oath on the new municipal government regulations EF-

Netherlands, Utrecht. 1786. Civic militia taking the oath on the new municipal government regulations. Commemorative medal.

Obverse: The crowned personification of Utrecht standing beside an altar bearing a liberty cap and the date 1786. She presents a document to three members of the civic militia, who raise their hands to take the oath. Armed guards, standards and city buildings in the background.

Reverse: Inscription in eight lines within a wreath of oak branches tied below:

UTRECHTS
BURGER SCHUT,
TERY, BEËDIGD STADS
REGERINGS REGLEM,
ENT, OP DE NEUDE, DEN
XX. MAART MDCCLXXXVI
DES AVONDS TEN
½ 11 UURE

The inscription records the Utrecht civic militia’s oath on the municipal government regulations, taken on the Neude on 20 March 1786 at half past ten in the evening.

Issued during the Dutch Patriot movement. This is the variety with eight lines of reverse inscription, produced for public sale.

Specifications:
Date: 1786.
Diameter: 31 mm.
Weight: 9.02 g.
Medallist: anonymous.

Reference: Vervolg op Van Loon 639a.

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