103192 | BELGIUM. Art Deco bronze Medal.

103192  |  BELGIUM. Art Deco bronze Medal. Issued 1951 for the 25th anniversary of the founding of the NMBS/SNCB (National Railway Company of Belgium) (69mm, 146.97 g, 12h). By Marcel Rau.

 

Heads of Hermes/Mercury, wearing winged petasos, and Demeter/Ceres, wearing grain wreath, left; wheel with thunderbolt below // Outline of Belgium, with map of the rail routes; company logo below. Edge: FISCH.

 

Choice Mint State. Tan-olive surfaces, with a pleasing matte aspect. An attractive Art Deco design. Includes original roundelle of issue, though a bit distressed.

 

Known in Dutch as the Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (NMBS) and in German as the Nationale Gesellschaft der Belgischen Eisenbahnen (SNCB), the National Railway Company of Belgium was formed in 1926 as a successor to the Belgian State Railways. The logo of the company was designed 10 years later by Henry van de Velde, and consists solely of the linguistically neutral letter B (indicative of the country) within a horizontal oval, as can be seen on the reverse of this medal.

 

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Upload: 16 June 2025.