Major cholera epidemics regularly broke out in Europe in the 19th century. Causes were poor living conditions and poor hygiene. In 1892, Hamburg was hit hard. After the outbreak, Hamburg's city council commissioned the design of a medal of honour as a reward for services rendered. Here, the two men fighting for their lives against monstrous snakes symbolise the fight against evil. The reverse refers to the gratitude of the city of Hamburg.
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August Vogel
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H.M. BRONZE Sammler
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| Title | Medal of Honour for the Relief Workers During the Cholera outbreak in Hamburg in 1892 |
| Date | 1892 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Hamburg TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription and signature on the front side: DEN HELFERN IN DER NOT ; AVogel.fc.; J.V.L. |
| inscription and date at the back, below: DAS DANKBARE / HAMBURG 1892 | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | medal of honour |
| Inventory number | 1911-DS |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DS |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8251/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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25F42
snakes
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25I1461 city-gate Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31AA462 diseases affecting the whole body - AA - epidemic diseases Iconclass 31AA4623(CHOLERA) (other) contagious diseases (CHOLERA) - AA - epidemic diseases Iconclass 33B3 fighting Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 61E(HAMBURG) names of cities and villages (HAMBURG) 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 (nr. 68(1-20), p. 32 (zilver). ) |
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