Médaille - Marguerite d'Autriche ND
| Bronze | 43.4 g | 46.5 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 43.4 g |
| Diameter | 46.5 mm |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#312208 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
The upper field features a crown with ribbon on a velvet display, a closed book and an open one.
At the bottom, a five-petal flower closes the text that covers the rest of the field.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
FORTUNE INFORTUNE FORTUNE (sur le ruban)
RONDELS (sur le livre fermé)
TANTE DE L’EMPEREUR CHARLES QUINT._
1507. _GOUVERNANTE DES PAYS-BAS. _
ELLE DIRIGEA LA POLITIQUE
DU PAYS DE FAÇON À FAIRE
RESPECTER ET HONORER LES BELGES._
À MALINES OÙ ÉTAIT SA COUR
ELLE ACCUEILLAIT ET PROTÉGEAIT
LES ARTISTES LES LITTÉRATEURS
ET LES SAVANTS.
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
Charles V's aunt was ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515, and again from 1518 to 1530.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". Each was sold at the time 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.
