Baking and Pastry Professional Competition – Maison des Patrons Boulangers de Belgique
This silvered bronze medal was issued in 1929 for a national professional competition in bakery and pastry arts, organized by the Maison des Patrons Boulangers de Belgique (House of Master Bakers of Belgium), an organization representing bakery professionals. The medal highlights both the artistry of the baking trade and its cultural symbolism.
Obverse:
Depiction of a baker blowing into a traditional flour horn, framed by an arched oven or gateway. Hanging grain stalks above symbolize the essential ingredient: wheat. Surrounding the scene is the bilingual inscription:
“MAISON DES PATRONS BOULANGERS DE BELGIQUE” – “HUIS DER BAKKERSBAZEN VAN BELGIË”
(House of the Master Bakers of Belgium in French and Dutch).
Reverse:
Image of the Cinquantenaire Arch in Brussels, a national monument and site of many exhibitions and events. Below the arch is a cartouche inscribed “1929”, flanked by laurel branches. Around the edge:
“CONCOURS PROFESSIONNEL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE” – “VAKWEDSTRIJD BROOD- EN PASTELBAKKERY”
(Professional Baking and Pastry Competition in French and Dutch).
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