Netherlands, 1898 — Queen Wilhelmina’s Inauguration in Amsterdam — Silver Strooipenning
Silver commemorative medal marking the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in Amsterdam on 6 September 1898. This type is catalogued as a strooipenning.
Obverse
Diademed head of Queen Wilhelmina facing left, her hair gathered in a bun. A six-pointed star below the portrait.
Legend: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN.
Reverse
An orange branch bearing blossoms and fruit curves around the left side and lower edge. Inscription in five lines:
TE
AMSTERDAM
INGEHULDIGD
6 SEPTEMBER
1898
Specifications
Country: Netherlands
Date: 1898
Material: Silver
Obverse design: Hendrikus Johannes Adrianus Baars
Reverse design: Johan Philip Matthias Menger
Mint: ’s Rijks Munt, Utrecht
References
Stephanik & Zwierzina, Inhuldigingspenningen 1898, no. 3.
Koninklijk Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen, inventory GM1128.
Please study the photographs carefully to form your own impression.
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