Netherlands 1923 Middelburg - Trade and Industry Exhibition Medal – Koninklijke Begeer EF-

Southern Netherlands, Brussels – N.D., Later Reproduction of a Medal Dated 1578 – Johan Baptist Houwaert – After Alexander P.F.

Obverse: Armoured and draped bust of Johan Baptist Houwaert facing right, wearing a ruff. Legend: IEHAN BAPTISTA HOVWAERT ÆT. 45. 1578. The truncation bears BRVXELLENSIS, with the reproduced signature ALEXANDER P.F. below.

Reverse: A spade, quill and compasses associated with a laurel wreath, flanked by an eagle and a cornucopia above a horizontal bar. Below are a tortoise and a beggar’s bowl. Inscription: HOVDT MIDDEL / MATE.

Later reproduction of the portrait medal dated 1578 depicting the Brussels poet and official Johan Baptist Houwaert. The reverse illustrates his motto advocating moderation, contrasting the eagle with the tortoise and abundance with poverty.

Specifications:
Original design: Alexander P.F., 1578.
Date of this reproduction: Undetermined.
Weight: 75.3 g.
Diameter: 64.5 mm.

Reference: Cf. Van Loon I, p. 245, no. 1, for the historical type.

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