On 4 June 1831, the election for the kingship of Belgium took place in the National Congress. There were 196 members present and the Prince of Saxe-Coburg received 152 votes. He was therefore declared the victor by the chairman Mr. de Gerlache. A delegation of nine members of the Congress immediately went to London to tell Prince Leopold-George-Chrétien-Frédéric of Saxon-Coburg of the joyful news. The medal commemorates this event that ended an uncertain period after the Revolution that made Belgium independent. On the obverse is an allegorical representation of Lady Belgica holding a laurel wreath over the bust of Leopold I. On the reverse is a closed wreath of oak and laurel leaves with the inscription LIBERTAS BELGARUM ASSERTA.
| Artist |
François De Hondt
RKD
Wikidata
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| Title | Commemorative Medal of the Election of King Leopold I of Belgium in 1831 |
| Date | 1831 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title on the front side: Leopoldus I Belgarum rex electus |
| date below: MDCCCXXXI | |
| signatures (names) on the front side: F. De Hondt | |
| inscription on the reverse: Libertas Belgarum asserta | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1921-DD |
| Acquisition credit |
transfer
Cabinet Numismatique de la Ville de Gand Ghent 1921-08-25 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-DD |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7884/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7885/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 61B2(LEOPOLD I) historical person (LEOPOLD I) Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
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