The Société Générale de Belgique, the credit institution for the Southern provinces, was set up in 1822 by King William I. Its aim was to support industry in addition to issuing banknotes. In addition to contributing capital by issuing shares, King William I made a contribution in kind of a number of domains, including the forest of Soignies, depicted on the medal as the first property of the Société Générale. For the commemoration of the bank's centenary, the best engraver of the period, Godfried Devreese, was engaged.
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
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Jules Fonson
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| Title | Medal Commemorating the Centenary of the Société Générale de Belgique in 1922 |
| Date | 1922 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title, year and signature at the front, around the image: SOCIETE . GENERALE . DE . BELGIQVE . 1822 -- 1922 . G.DEVREESE |
| inscription and signature on the reverse: ET SVSCITAT ARTES IGNOTAS SOLLERS ; G.DEVREESE | |
| seal, stamp at the edge: A | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1923-AD |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1923-AD |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7957/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7958/manifest.json |
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25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 44BB113 king - BB - female ruler Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass |
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