Belgium: General C.R. de Wet by Frans Joris
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Form:
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Circular cast with attached loop or lug
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By:
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Frans Joris / Baetes |
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Date:
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1902 |
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Ref:
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AM: 101; Hern: 228; Laidlaw: 0934;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 28,4 mm | Bronze | 11.7 gm | $380 |
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Edge:
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Plain
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Obverse:
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Barehead bearded bust in high relief of de Wet wearing bandoleer. Signed in script: "Fr. Joris. Sc." on the truncation and below that, round the rim, signed: "BAETES FEC". Legend in incused letters: "CHRISTIAAN (left) DE WET (right)".
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Reverse:
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Across: "GENERAAL / C.R. de WET / NAAR HET LEVEN / DOOR / FRANS JORIS / BEELDHOUWER / ANTWERPEN / 1902".
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Notes:
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In this example there is no hole in the lug for a ring. Other examples have been silver plated.
General de la Rey was part of a delegation which visited Europe at the end of the Boer War to seek funding for reconstruction. This medal dates from that time.
Frans Joris (1851-1914) was an eminent Belgian sculptor better known for the statues and monuments he produced than as a medallist.
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