Netherlands Medal 1915 Steun 1914 – National Relief, large format By Wienecke EF-

Netherlands. Steunpenning 1914 – National Relief Medal, large format. Issued in 1915. By Johannes Cornelis Wienecke; manufactured by C.J. Begeer, Utrecht.

Obverse: Crowned Dutch lion holding a raised sword and bundle of arrows within the fenced Dutch Garden, surrounded by turbulent waves. Legend: JE MAINTIENDRAI. Artist’s signature at lower right.

Reverse: Upright palm branch between flowering and fruit-bearing orange branches. Below, a Burgundian firesteel bearing the inscription STEUN- / -PENNING / 1914.

Bearing the date 1914, this medal was issued on 10 April 1915 to raise funds for relief during the First World War. Its imagery combines the defence of the Netherlands with the enduring symbolism of the House of Orange.

An example of the same large-format design is preserved in the Rijksmuseum, inventory KOG-MP-2-0530.

References: Koninklijke Begeer I, 1108; CJCW 126.

Weight: 97.5 g. Diameter: 65 mm.

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