102789 | NETHERLANDS. Zwolle. IJsselcentrale Power Company bronze Medal.

102789  |  NETHERLANDS. Zwolle. IJsselcentrale Power Company bronze Medal. Issued 1961 for the 50th anniversary of the company (70mm, 138.08 g, 12h). By M. Kutterink.

 

AQUA IGNIQUE AD LUMEN ET POTENTIAM (through water and fire we come into light and power), seminude male figure soaring upward, holding above his head a basin engulfed in flames; bolts of lightning around; radiant sun in background // N. V. ELECTRICITEITS–MAATSCHAPPIJ • IJSSELCENTRALE • ZWOLLE, map outline, mostly corresponding to Overijssel, with electric grid pointed out; stylized view of the power plant below. Edge: Plain.

 

Begeer 2674; von Weiler 2675. Choice Mint State. Light olive-bronze surfaces, with a charming matte nature. A great, and fairly scarce, Art Deco rendering, with a very powerful obverse design.

 

Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection (acquired from Howard & Frances Simmons, November 2002).

 

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