Netherlands. 1906. Tercentenary of the birth of Rembrandt van Rijn. Commemorative medal with suspension loop, by J.M. Faddegon and J.A.A. Gerritsen.
Obverse: Bust of Rembrandt facing slightly right, wearing a cap and fur-trimmed garment. Inscription divided across the fields: REM – BRANDT. The portrait follows Rembrandt’s self-portrait of 1665.
Reverse: Inscription in six lines: 1606 / LEIDEN / 15 JULI / 4 OCTOBER 1669 / AMSTERDAM / 1906, recording the artist’s birth in Leiden and death in Amsterdam. Signed J.A.A.G. at the lower right.
Issued to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth in 1606. Portrait model by Johan Melchior Faddegon; manufactured by Johannes Albertus Adolf Gerritsen.
Specifications:
Date: 1906.
Diameter: 26 mm.
Weight: 7.08 g.
With suspension loop.
Reference: Zwierzina 626; Tijdschrift voor Munt- en Penningkunde, 1913, p. 168.
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