Netherlands Large Silver Medal 1898 Queen Wilhelmina - prize medal - by H. Baars EF-

Netherlands. Queen Wilhelmina — Large silver prize medal by Jan Hendrik Baars. Undated, design circa 1898.

Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Wilhelmina facing left. Legend: WILHELMINA KONINGIN. Signed H. BAARS.

Reverse: A winged allegorical figure of Fame holding a palm branch and a stylus beside a monumental tablet intended for a presentation inscription. An orange branch stands at the left, with the Dutch coat of arms and a trumpet below. Rays of the rising sun appear behind the figure. Signed J. H. BAARS.

The inscription tablet is blank.

This design belongs to the series of prize medals associated with the period of Wilhelmina’s inauguration in 1898. It remained in use for later awards, including exhibitions and competitions. The present example bears no date, recipient’s name or award inscription; its precise year of manufacture has not been established.

The Centraal Museum, Utrecht, holds a corresponding silver exhibition prize medal under inventory number 20779, catalogued as a design by J.H. Baars produced by ’s Rijks Munt.

Reference: Stephanik–Zwierzina 138.

Silver.
Weight: 117 g.
Diameter: 66 mm.

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