Médaille - Jan et Hubert van Eyck ND
| Bronze | 44.3 g | 46.8 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 44.3 g |
| Diameter | 46.8 mm |
| Thickness | 5.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#315988 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the upper field, a ribbon with an inscription.
The rest of the field is occupied by text.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ALS IK KAN (sur le ruban)
GÉNIES CRÉATEURS, ILS SONT
LA MERVEILLE DE LA PREMIÈRE ÉCOLE
FLAMANDE. JEAN FRAYA LA VOIE À SES
SUCCESSEURS DANS PRESQUE TOUS LES GENRES.
1410. IL INVENTE À BRUGES LA PEINTURE A
L’HUILE. 1419. PHILIPPE LE BON LE NOMME
SON CONSEILLER PRIVÉ. 1420. LES DEUX FRÈRES
COMMENCENT À GAND LE TABLEAU DE L’AGNEAU
MYSTIQUE. 1428. JEAN VA EN PORTUGAL ET
EN ESPAGNE. 1431. IL ACHÈVE SEUL
L’AGNEAU MYSTIQUE.
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
From 1848 to 1850, Adolphe-Christian Jouvenel engraved and published in Brussels a collection of 25 bronze medals in ±46 mm modules, depicting portraits of "Belgium's great men". At the time, each medal was sold for 4 Belgian francs.34 mm bronze or brass tokens reproducing some of these medals were also engraved, to make the publication accessible to all, according to the prospectus of the time, with a more democratic selling price of 50 centimes.
