Netherlands. Silver medal commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, 5 May 1970. Manufactured by Koninklijke Begeer, with an obverse designed by Joop Hekman and a reverse by Willem Vis.
Obverse: Queen Juliana facing three-quarters right, with the profile of Queen Wilhelmina behind her. Around: 5 MEI 1970, NEDERLAND 25 JAAR VRIJ — KONINGIN WILHELMINA KONINGIN JULIANA.
Reverse: The crowned arms of the Netherlands surrounded by the crowned arms of the eleven provinces. Around: IEDERS VRIJHEID HEEFT TOT NATUURLIJKE GRENZEN DE VRIJHEID DER ANDEREN — “Everyone’s freedom is naturally bounded by the freedom of others.”
The paired portraits connect Wilhelmina’s wartime reign with the anniversary celebrated during Juliana’s reign.
Reference: A.J. Bemolt van Loghum Slaterus, De penningen betreffende het Koninklijk Huis, 1949–1970, no. 289.
Silver. Diameter: 30 mm.
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