This medal was issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the shipping company "Norddeutscher Lloyd" based in Bremen. On the reverse, the God Neptune is depicted with an inscription next to it. The obverse allegorically refers to Bremen's history as a free Hanseatic city.
| Artist |
Herman Hahn
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|---|---|
| Title | Medal on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Norddeutscher Lloyd in Bremen |
| Date | 1907 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription and signature at the front, around the image: <p><span style="font-family:Segoe UI;font-size:9.0pt;">FREIE HANSESTADT , BREMEN ; H. HAHN</span></p> |
| inscription and year on the back, around the depiction: <p><span style="font-family:Segoe UI;font-size:9.0pt;">MDCCCLVII / - MCMVII ; NORD / DEVTSCHER / LLOYD / BREMEN</span></p> | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-BN |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-BN |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7741/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7809/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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figures (representations)
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300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
46B4941
merchant shipping, shipping trade
Iconclass
61E(BREMEN) names of cities and villages (BREMEN) Iconclass 61H(Norddeutscher Lloyd) names of organizations, companies, trade unions, etc. (Norddeutscher Lloyd) Iconclass 92H1 (story of) Neptune (Poseidon) Iconclass |
| Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles en 1910 : Salon international de la médaille contemporaine... : Groupe II: Beaux-Arts ; Classe 9B: Gravure en médailles (Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, 01.05 - 15.11.1910) ; Catalogue / Victor Tourneur. - Bruxelles : Imprimerie A. Lesigne, 1910 (p. 22, Catalogue -, nr. 24 (3-179)) |
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