Leopold I – King of the Belgians, Exposition d’Industrie et de Beaux-Arts at Courtrai, 1837 – Joseph-Pierre Braemt
Belgium, Courtrai / Kortrijk. Bronze medal, 1837.
Issued for the Exposition d’Industrie et de Beaux-Arts at Courtrai in 1837.
Material: Bronze
Medallist: Joseph-Pierre Braemt
Date: 1837
Obverse: Uniformed bust of Leopold I – King of the Belgians, facing left. Around, the inscription “LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES.” Signed below: “BRAEMT F.”
Reverse: Plain central field with the inscription around: “EXPOSITION D’INDUSTRIE ET DE BEAUX-ARTS / COURTRAI 1837.” Two small stars divide the inscription.
Historical context: This medal was issued for the Exposition d’Industrie et de Beaux-Arts held at Courtrai / Kortrijk in 1837, during the reign of Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians. The medal belongs to the early period of Belgian national medallic production, when exhibitions of industry and fine arts formed part of the cultural and economic development of the newly independent Belgian state.
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