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.
| Artist |
Frantz Vermeylen
RKD
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| Title | Commemorative Medal for the Seventieth Anniversary of Baldino De Jonghe, vice chairman of the Belgian Royal Numismatic Society |
| Date | 1919 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names): F Vermeylen |
| text: ÃHPAÓKÙ • Ä’ AIEI • ÐOëëA • ÄIÄAÓKOMENOÓ • ANNO • AET • LXX • | |
| name at the back, top: VICECOMITI / BALDVINO DE JONGHE / MDCCCCXVIIII | |
| date on the reverse: MDCCCLXV / MDCCCLXVIII / MDCCCLXXXVIIII | |
| text below: A • SOCIETATE • REGIA • NVMISMATICA • BELGII • | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1920-AE |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1920-AE |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11953/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(BALDINO DE JONGHE) historical person (BALDINO DE JONGHE) Iconclass |
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