Médaille Jean François Loos

Features

Location Belgium
King Leopold I (1831-1865)
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Year 1859
Composition Bronze
Weight 95.2 g
Diameter 60 mm
Thickness 7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
294375

Obverse

The effigy of Jean François Loos in profile on the left.
Around it, the legend encircled by a grenetis along the scroll.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JEAN FRANÇ LOOS
NÉ A ANVERS EN 1799
JOUVENEL
D'APRES JOS. GEEFS.

Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel

Designer: Joseph Geefs

Reverse

A broad wreath of laurels encircles the text in a mural along the scroll.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BOURGMESTRE
ET
REPRÉSENTANT
D'ANVERS
1859

Edge

5.5 mm smoothAutomatically translated

Comments

Jan Frans Loos was a Belgian liberal politician who served as mayor of Antwerp from 1848 to 1863.
He instigated the modernization and expansion of the city by demolishing the old defensive belt built by the Spanish occupiers in the 18th century.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1859 

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