Medal - Boundary changes of Antwerp

€194,411.00
LocationBelgium
Year1923
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionBronze
Weight172.38 g
Diameter80 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain with inscription
Lettering: J. FONSON Lettering: J. FONSON
Period
NoticeJosuë Dupon
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionIn foreground a nuderiver god turned left, the feet next to a jug and fruits and on the right behind his back is the crowned Antwerp coat of arms, above is Mercury reclining with a cornucopia in one hand and a gear in the other hand; in the background a panorama of the city of Antwerp and a cruise boat coming from the left on the Scheldt.
Obverse letteringVLAAMSCH HOOFD SCALD JOSUË DUPON
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionWoman standing on the right with a wide cloak turned left with the crowned Antwerp coat of arms at her feet; she points to a plan that she unrolls with her right hand; on the left is a woman halfway to the right with a inscribed page in her left hand.
Reverse letteringHISTORIA GRENSWYZIGING : PROV . ANTWERPEN EN OOST VLAANDEREN WET // 19 MAART 1923 JOSUË DUPON
Reverse script
EngraverFonson, Brussels, Belgium (1848-1968)
Mintage1923  - -
Catalog ID2117054040
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