Netherlands, Belgium, Papal-States Medal 1853 Reorganization of the Dutch dioceses under Pope Pius IX, by Léopold Wiener EF

Artikel beobachten

Italy – Papal States. Bronze medal 1853. Reorganization of the Dutch dioceses under Pope Pius IX, by Léopold Wiener.

Obverse:
Christ healing the sick, standing at right with halo and extended hand, addressing a seated young girl; in exergue, the biblical inscription from Mark 5:41: "AIT ILLE: TALITHA CVMI QVOD EST / INTERPRETATVM: PVELLA / TIBI DICO, SVRGE." Signed: LEOPOLD WIENER F.

Reverse:
Eight-line Latin inscription commemorating the restoration of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands in 1853 under Pope Pius IX and King William III; above, five episcopal coats of arms labeled: BREDAN. / HARLEM. / VLTRAIECT. / BVSCODVC. / RVREMVND. (Breda, Haarlem, Utrecht, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Roermond). Beaded border, plain edge.

Historical context:
This medal was struck in 1853 in the Papal States to commemorate the re-establishment of the Catholic episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands by Pope Pius IX. It marked the end of a long period of suppression that began with the Reformation. The move caused political controversy in the Protestant-majority Netherlands, but was celebrated by Dutch Catholics. The medal was engraved by Belgian artist Léopold Wiener, one of the foremost medallists of his time.

Widerrufsbelehrung und Widerrufsformular

Datenschutzerklärung