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© Collector 86 (CC BY-NC-SA)
Medal - Princess Marie-José - Saint Nicolas
1929 year| Bronze | 2.3 g | 19.26 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
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| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1929 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.3 g |
| Diameter | 19.26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.29 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#429345 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Legend in 2 curved lines
Script: Latin
Lettering:
· ST NICOLAS ·
1929
Edge
Plain
Comment
Probably distributed at school and charity events. On St. Nicholas Day 1929, Princess Marie-José, daughter of King Albert I, was 24 years old. It is part of the role of royal princes to take part in such events. The family of Albert I was sensitive to socialist ideas and very compassionate towards the little people, in contrast to the more "inaccessible" attitude of Leopold II. Another medallion found on the net shows the same portrait attributed to Devreese. It relates to a different subject: the consultation of infants in Brussels. These two medallions bear witness to the close-knit attitude of the royal family.
