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J.G. Holtzhey en de prijspenning van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, klassiek én nieuw
Drees,W.B. Lennaerts,Lei
Drees,W.B.
Lennaerts,Lei
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In 1752, the Amsterdam medalist Joan George Holtzhey approached the secretary of the recently established Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (The Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities) in Haarlem with an offer to create the dies for a prize medal. An agreement was reached, and Holtzhey supplied medals to the Society until his death in 1808. In the centuries that followed, the dies were replaced several times, but the prize medal is still awarded today in a slightly modified form. The article describes how the design came about, how the medal was produced, and the role the prize medal played within the Society. The dies have recently been replaced once more, and extensive research was conducted for this purpose. This has yielded a wealth of information, including previously unknown biographical data on the medal's creator, Holtzhey.
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2025-09-28
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J.G. Holtzhey, Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, prize medal
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Drees, W B & Lennaerts, L 2025, 'J.G. Holtzhey en de prijspenning van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, klassiek én nieuw', Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde, vol. 112, no. 2025, pp. 99-145. < https://jaarboekvoormuntenpenningkunde.nl/jaarboek/2025/2025e.pdf >
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