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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
1963,1112.12
Description
Bronze medal.
(whole)
Bust of Victor van Straelen, left.
(obverse)
Lion moving to left with head facing; tree and landscape in background.
(reverse)
Producer name
Designed by:
Marcel Rau
Production date
1959
Production place
Made in:
Belgium
Materials
bronze
Dimensions
Diameter:
69 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Vancraenbroeck, 1996 / Les médailles de la présence belge en Afrique centrale
(136, p.163)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2014 Feb - May London, Natural History Museum, Woodward
Subjects
academic
nature
Associated names
Associated with:
Arthur Smith Woodward
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Victor van Straelen
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Mrs Margaret Hodgson
Acquisition date
1963
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1963,1112.12