Medal - 150th Anniversary of the Academie Royal de Belgique, Belgium, 1922

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Item NU 34671 Medal - 150th Anniversary of the Academie Royal de Belgique, Belgium, 1922

Summary

Medal commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Academie Royal de Belgique, issued by Belgium, 1922.

Obverse Description

Half-length draped bust of Albert I facing right with laurel branch; below on plinth, ALBERTO I REGNANTE / ACADEMIA SCIENT. LITT. ET ART / BELGICA CENTESIMUM QUINQUAGESIMUM / NATALEM SUUM CELEBRAT ANNO MCMXXII

Reverse Description

A long stairway leading to a Greek temple behind which the sun is rising; seven muses approach the temple; below on rim, VICTOR ROUSSEAU

Edge Description

Plain, stamped at top J. FONSON (the letter F incomplete)

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Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
Date Issued

1922 AD
Issued By

Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Belgium, 1922
Artist

Victor Rousseau, Brussels, Belgium, 1922
Manufacturer

Jules Fonson - Fonson Cie, Brussels, Belgium, 1922
Series

Art
Material

Bronze
Axis

12
Classification

Medals, Commemorative, Art
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

Numismatics
Type of item

Object
Dimensions

72 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width)
Shape

Rectangle

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