Netherlands Medal 1874 William III - Silver Jubilee - By E.Geerts EF

Netherlands. William III. Silver Jubilee 1874 — Bronze medal by Edouard Geerts, Zwierzina 295

Engelse verkoopbeschrijving:

Netherlands. Bronze medal commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign of King William III, celebrated on 12 May 1874. By Edouard Louis Geerts, published by J. Smulders & Co., The Hague.

Obverse: Bare head of William III facing left. Around: WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN. Signed below the portrait: ED. GEERTS. F.

Reverse: History, represented by a seated winged female figure, inscribing JUBILÆUM on a tablet. Behind it, the royal crown and orb rest on an ermine-covered support. Around: 25 JARIGE REGEERING VAN Z.M. KONING WILLEM III. Below: 12 MEI 1874 and the publisher’s inscription, J. SMULDERS & Co. UITG. ’S HAGE.

Issued for the king’s silver jubilee, the medal combines a royal portrait with a classical allegory recording the anniversary for posterity. A corresponding bronze example is preserved in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inventory no. KOG-MP-2-0279.

Reference: Zwierzina 295.

Bronze. Weight: 52.6 g. Diameter: 49.8 mm.

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