Honorary Medal of the Dutch Association of Housewives Awarded to Janna Beunk for 25 Years of Loyal Service to the Van Oordt tot Bunschoten van Oosten Family, Nederlandse Vereniging van Huisvrouwen, 1917
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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.
