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Honorary Medal Awarded to C.J. van Aalst, Chairman of the Netherlands Overseas Trust Company, upon its Discontinuation
Johannes Cornelis Wienecke (signed by artist), 1919
People who have performed a heroic deed or reached the end of a long career are sometimes awarded a medal as a token of esteem and gratitude. Often these are made of gold. Especially in the seventeenth century, gold medals with their chains were literally a reward. They were subsequently melted down and converted into money, which is why so few have survived.
- Artwork typehistory medal, erepenning
- Object numberNG-C-2016-1-1
- Dimensionsdiameter 6.5 cm x weight 145.8 g
- Physical characteristicsgoud; geslagen