Netherlands. Wilhelmina & Emma – Regency 1890–1898 – Commemorative Medal after the 1898 Design – 35 mm (No reserve price)
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Netherlands commemorative medal for the Regency of Wilhelmina and Emma, 1890–1898, 35 mm, gold-coloured, obverse with conjoined portraits of Wilhelmina and Emma and designed by J. H. P. Wortman; reverse bears the inscription and royal regalia.
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Netherlands – Wilhelmina & Emma – Regency 1890–1898 – Commemorative Medal after the 1898 Design – 35 mm
Commemorative medal depicting Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Queen Emma, based on the medal design created for the end of Emma’s regency and the inauguration period of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898.
Obverse:
Conjoined left-facing portraits of Queen Wilhelmina in the foreground and her mother Queen Emma behind her. Wilhelmina wears a diadem, while Emma is represented with her widow’s headdress and diadem.
Signed at lower right: J.H.P.W., for medallist Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman. The original 1898 medal was designed by Wortman. NNM
Reverse:
Commemorative inscription:
WILHELMINA
KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN
EMMA
KONINGIN WEDUWE REGENTES
NOVEMBER 1890 – 31 AUGUSTUS 1898
TER HERINNERING
Below, the royal regalia are arranged on a cushion, including the crown, sceptre, sword and orb, accompanied by a branch of the orange tree.
Signed: BEGEER.
Specifications:
Country: Netherlands
Subjects: Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Emma
Theme: End of the Regency of Queen Emma, 1898
Diameter: 35 mm
Design: after Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman
Manufacturer indicated on design: Begeer
Finish: gold-coloured
Context:
Wilhelmina succeeded her father, King Willem III, in November 1890, while still a minor. Her mother, Queen Emma, therefore acted as regent until Wilhelmina reached the age of eighteen on 31 August 1898. The original medal of this design was produced by the Koninklijke Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken of C.J. Begeer in connection with Wilhelmina’s inauguration.
Netherlands – Wilhelmina & Emma – Regency 1890–1898 – Commemorative Medal after the 1898 Design – 35 mm
Commemorative medal depicting Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Queen Emma, based on the medal design created for the end of Emma’s regency and the inauguration period of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898.
Obverse:
Conjoined left-facing portraits of Queen Wilhelmina in the foreground and her mother Queen Emma behind her. Wilhelmina wears a diadem, while Emma is represented with her widow’s headdress and diadem.
Signed at lower right: J.H.P.W., for medallist Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman. The original 1898 medal was designed by Wortman. NNM
Reverse:
Commemorative inscription:
WILHELMINA
KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN
EMMA
KONINGIN WEDUWE REGENTES
NOVEMBER 1890 – 31 AUGUSTUS 1898
TER HERINNERING
Below, the royal regalia are arranged on a cushion, including the crown, sceptre, sword and orb, accompanied by a branch of the orange tree.
Signed: BEGEER.
Specifications:
Country: Netherlands
Subjects: Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Emma
Theme: End of the Regency of Queen Emma, 1898
Diameter: 35 mm
Design: after Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman
Manufacturer indicated on design: Begeer
Finish: gold-coloured
Context:
Wilhelmina succeeded her father, King Willem III, in November 1890, while still a minor. Her mother, Queen Emma, therefore acted as regent until Wilhelmina reached the age of eighteen on 31 August 1898. The original medal of this design was produced by the Koninklijke Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken of C.J. Begeer in connection with Wilhelmina’s inauguration.
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Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Country/province
Netherlands
Denomination
Wilhelmina & Emma – Regency 1890–1898 – Commemorative Medal after the 1898 Design – 35 mm
Condition
Ungraded
Theme
Royalty
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