Honorary Medal of the Dutch Steamship Company for Loyalty and Special Service, Chris van der Hoef, 1913 - 1914
striking (metalworking), d 6.5cm × w 124.24g More details
People who have performed a heroic deed or reached the end of a long career are sometimes awarded a medal as a token of esteem and gratitude. Often these are made of gold. Especially in the seventeenth century, gold medals with their chains were literally a reward. They were subsequently melted down and converted into money, which is why so few have survived.
