Hubert Joseph Walthère Frère-Orban (Liège 1812 - Brussels 1896) was a legal scholar and liberal politician closely involved in the start-up of the young Belgian state. He served successively as minister of public works and minister of finance. In 1851, he was honoured with this medal of honour for his many achievements, listed on the reverse.
| Artist |
Adolphe Christian Jouvenel
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| Title | Medal Commemorating the Finance Minister Hubert Frère-Orban |
| Date | 1851 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title on the front side: FRERE - ORBAN, MINISTRE DES FINANCES |
| signatures (names) on the front, under the bust | |
| inscription on the reverse: ÉTABLISSEMENT / DE L' ÉQUILIBRE DANS LES FINANCES / DE L' ÉTAT. / LOI SUR LES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. / CRÉATION / DE LA BANQUE NATIONALE. / ORGANISATION / DU SERVICE DU CAISSIER DE L' ETAT. / INSTITUTION / DE LA CAISSE GÉNÉRALE / DE RETRAITE. / CRÉDIT FONCIER. / | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type |
medal of honour
commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-CR |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-CR |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7018/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7019/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
61B2 historical persons Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
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