Netherlands Medal 1852 Hainaut - Homage to King William I - by H. Simon and P. du Roi Vf+

Netherlands. Hainaut. Homage to King William I, 1816 — Bronze medal by H. Simon and P. du Roi, Dirks 95

Engelse verkoopbeschrijving:

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hainaut. Bronze medal commemorating the re-establishment of the Provincial States of Hainaut and their homage to King William I, dated 1 July 1816. Signed H. Simon and P. du Roi.

Obverse: A woman wearing a mural crown, an armoured knight and a farmer, representing the towns, nobility and countryside, placing their hands on a book upon an altar bearing the crowned arms of the Netherlands. Two reclining lions below, their tails forming a heart; a caduceus to the left and a cornucopia to the right. Around: PRO REGE ET PATRIA CONCORDES. In the exergue: PRIMA JULII / MDCCCXVI.

Reverse: Six-line Latin dedication to King William I from the restored States of Hainaut, under the presidency of De Bousies.

An early medal of the united Kingdom of the Netherlands, illustrating the restoration of provincial institutions in the southern provinces following the Napoleonic period.

Reference: Dirks 95. Compare Rijksmuseum, collection no. NG-VG-1-3380, for the silver version.

Bronze. Weight: 50.6 g. Diameter: 46 mm.

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