Netherlands, Utrecht Silver plaque 1911 De vloek en zegen van het geld - by Johannes Cornelis Wienecke - Rare MS64

Zertifizierungsinformationen

PCGS Zertifikatsnummer: 50451561

Erhaltung: MS64

Nennwert: Medal

Jahr: 1911

Durchmesser: 76.7

Rand: Plain

PCGS Katalognummer: 964763

Name: 1911 Medal Curse and Blessing of Money Ag

Material: Silver

Gewicht (g): 105.2

Land: Netherlands

Haupt-Variante: Curse and Blessing of Money Ag

Katalognummer: PCGS 964763

Netherlands, Utrecht. ‘The Curse and Blessing of Money’ — ‘De vloek en zegen van het geld’, 1911. Silver plaque by Johannes Cornelis Wienecke (1872–1945). PCGS MS64.

Arched rectangular plaque with an elaborate allegorical composition. On the obverse, coins cascade from a central rock. To the right, a nude youth raises the torch of civilisation towards spreading rays of light, with ears of grain behind him. To the left, another youth struggles with a serpent beneath storm clouds and lightning. The scene expresses the beneficial and destructive potential of money.

Reverse: a coining press surrounded by minting and assaying implements, framed by pierced strips of coin metal, with a rooster in a medallion above. Inscription: ’S RIJKS MUNT.

Wienecke designed the allegory for the proposed sculptural decoration above the entrance to the new Dutch Mint building in Utrecht. The architectural sculpture was not executed, but the composition was preserved in plaque form.

The two-sided silver issue.

Reference: Kerkwijk 634.
Dimensions: approximately 75 × 51 mm.
PCGS MS64. Certification number: 50451561.

Provenance: Heritage Auctions, Netherlands & Dutch Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61447, 3 February 2025, lot 22218.

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