Author: NEPK

   

Erasmus himself has commissioned this medal, dated 1531. He presented the medal – just as the earlier large bronze medal made in 1519 – to friends or other persons important to him, e.g. persons who had done him an important service, as a token of gratitude and friendship. NEPK could acquire this medal for its collection thanks to the generous financial support by the Gebroeders Verschoor, the Barnabas Kossmann fund, and the Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Inv nr NEPK1850.

The portrait is based on that by Quinten Matsys (1519), see NEPK1335, as are the texts. Katz “Die Erzgebergische Prägemedaille des XVI. Jahrhunderts” and RBN-1920 attribute the medal to Hieronymous Magdeburger (died 1540). The present medal was realised using the screw press technique. Origin: Collection MA Snoeck, who was an important collector of coins and medals (Jhr Matthias Adriaan Snoeck * Hintham 25-4-1838 – + Hintham 2-4-1911) –> collection Beelaerts (Jhr Matthias Adriaan Beelaerts van Blokland *Pei-tai-ho (China) 3-8-1910 – + The Hague 14-10-1990).

   

Polder pumping station Den Beemd was commissioned on November,20 1991. Its location is in Water Board “Hoogheemraadschap van de Alblasserwaard – Vijfheeren-landen” (1984-2005), which since  January 1, 2005 is named Water Board “Rivierenland”. The pumping station can be found near the village of Hoornaar. It discharges its water into a small stream called Giessen, which flows into the larger Beneden Merwede, eventually discharging into the North Sea. The medal was designed by Henk van Bommel. It was presented to members of the water board, the construction company and other involved officials. Some 30 copies were made.

Inv nr NEPK2018.