Honorary Medal of the Calcutta International Exhibition Awarded to J.G.Th. van Motman, Dramaga Plantaton (Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies) for Tea, anonymous, 1883
striking (metalworking), d 5cm × w 57.8g More details
The Rijksmuseum’s medal collection, boasting some 12,500 objects, is almost a century and a half old. The museum continues to expand its collection with special medals, which are either purchased, donated, or given on loan. On display here are a number of the most extraordinary acquisitions of recent years. These are honorary and commemorative medals. Several are unique and came from the descendants of the individuals who once received them.
