103377 | NETHERLANDS. Centennial of Restored Dutch Independence bronze Medal.

103377  |  NETHERLANDS. Centennial of Restored Dutch Independence bronze Medal. Issued 1913 (66mm, 108.27 g, 12h). By Johannes Cornelis Wienecke.

 

Youthful male standing slightly right within broken tuyn (sheepfold), planting sapling; to inner left, overturned obelisk bearing perched eagle and N (representing Napoleonic France); thistle to inner right; in exergue, oval medallion featuring facing sailing ship free from shackles; decorative scrollwork to left and right // Crowned Dutch coat-of-arms with leonine supporters atop banner reading JE MAINTIENDRAI (I shall sustain thee); in seven lines on central plaque below, EERSTE / EEUWFEEST / VAN HET / HERSTEL VAN / NEERLAND'S / ONAFHANKELIJKHEID / МСМХIII. Edge: Minor corrosion spot, otherwise plain.

 

Pelsdonk 121; Bax 170; Silich III, 1223 (this medal). Choice Mint State. Charming tan-brown surfaces, with some light matte aspects. From a mintage of 298 in bronze.

 

Ex David Nicholas Silich Collection, Part III (Noonans 331, 14 October 2025), lot 1223 (acquired from Simmons Galleries, June 2006).

 

 

Upload: 17 February 2026.