Commemorative Medal for the Seventieth Anniversary of Baldino De Jonghe, vice chairman of the Belgian Royal Numismatic Society, 1919

In the spring of 1919, the Royal Belgian Numismatic Society commissioned a medal for its president, Baldino De Jonghe, who that year marked 50 years as an active member and 30 years as the association’s president. The Louvain-based medallist Frantz Vermeylen was chosen to create the medal, and a subscription list was opened. A Greek quote from Solon was selected, which, in free translation, means: "Even in my old age, I am still learning." 150 bronze and 35 silver copies were struck, and a casket containing a gilded, a silver, and a bronze specimen was presented to the honoree during a banquet on July 27, 1919. On the obverse, a portrait of Baldino De Jonghe is depicted, while the reverse features a crowned coat of arms with inscriptions. On either side, a shielded mantle with a flagpole completes the design.