Lot 1773

1836 - Medal 'Vijftigjarig huwelijksfeest van G. van Houweninge en S. Kuyck' (Dirks 518) - Obv. Family coats of arms under tournament helmet with lambrequin, within double legends / Rev. Eleven line text - gold 41 mm 29,17 gram - XF, surface burnished - rare - NB Gerard van Houweninge (1762-1850) was mayor, dike warden, churchwarden, elder and landowner in Werkendam and founder of a boarding school for 'jongejuffrouwen uit de gegoede stand'