Belgian Medal In Honor of Four Who Opposed the Deportation of Belgians into German Slavery

1923

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 135.1 g, 1:00, 70 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Dr. William Gilman Thompson, Ph.B. 1877
Accession Number: 2001.87.27333
Geography: Made in Belgium
Culture: Belgian
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Four honorands in profile, facing left, with the engraver's signature: "G Devreese" underneath. Around edge is the main legend: CARDINAL MERCIER/AD MAX/TENIR/L THEODOR/H PIRENNE" 1914-1918

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: A man sitting, facing left with his arms crossed and a plow resting on his leg; the legend is: "L'ALLEMAGNE RETABLIT L'ESCLAVAGE 15 MAI 1916" [Germany re-introduces slavery, May 15th, 1916." Bottom right is signature of the engraver: G. Devreese 1923.

Provenance

Dr. WIlliam GIlman Thompson, to about 1928; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., about 1928; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1928–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

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Object/Work type

medals

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