Netherlands

etherlands – Wilhelmina & Emma – Regency 1890–1898 – Commemorative Medal after the 1898 Design – 35 mm Commemorative medal depicting Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Queen Emma, based on the medal design created for the end of Emma’s regency and the inauguration period of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898. Obverse: Conjoined left-facing portraits of Queen Wilhelmina in the foreground and her mother Queen Emma behind her. Wilhelmina wears a diadem, while Emma is represented with her widow’s headdress and diadem. Signed at lower right: J.H.P.W., for medallist Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman. The original 1898 medal was designed by Wortman. NNM Reverse: Commemorative inscription: WILHELMINA KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN EMMA KONINGIN WEDUWE REGENTES NOVEMBER 1890 – 31 AUGUSTUS 1898 TER HERINNERING Below, the royal regalia are arranged on a cushion, including the crown, sceptre, sword and orb, accompanied by a branch of the orange tree. Signed: BEGEER. Specifications: Country: Netherlands Subjects: Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Emma Theme: End of the Regency of Queen Emma, 1898 Diameter: 35 mm Design: after Johan Hendrick Philip Wortman Manufacturer indicated on design: Begeer Finish: gold-coloured Context: Wilhelmina succeeded her father, King Willem III, in November 1890, while still a minor. Her mother, Queen Emma, therefore acted as regent until Wilhelmina reached the age of eighteen on 31 August 1898. The original medal of this design was produced by the Koninklijke Utrechtsche Fabriek van Zilverwerken of C.J. Begeer in connection with Wilhelmina’s inauguration.

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