Netherlands Silver Medal 1901 Marriage of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik - By Edema van der Tuuk ZF ( Holes)

Netherlands, 1901 — Marriage of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik — Silver medal, L.F. Edema van der Tuuk / J.A.A. Gerritsen

Silver commemorative medal celebrating the marriage of Queen Wilhelmina and Duke Hendrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 7 February 1901. Manufactured by J.A.A. Gerritsen, Amsterdam, after a model by L.F. Edema van der Tuuk.

Obverse:
Conjoined busts of Wilhelmina and Hendrik facing left. Wilhelmina wears a diadem and pearl necklace; Hendrik appears behind her in military uniform.

Legend: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN · HERTOG HENDRIK VAN MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN.

Reverse:
The Dutch Maiden attaches a garland of orange foliage to the crowned shields of Mecklenburg and the Netherlands. The Dutch lion stands beside her, with a landscape in the background.

Inscription: GEHUWD / 7 FEBR. 1901.
Signed JAAG below.

Specifications:
Material: silver.
Date: 1901.
Weight: 26.4 g.
Diameter: 42 mm.
Edge: two small holes.

Reference:
Zwierzina, Penningkundige geschiedenis der regeering van H.M. Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden, no. 162.

Please study the photographs carefully to form your own impression.

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