Rijksmuseum

Medal Awarded to Poets who Lauded William III’s Conquest of England in 1688

Date

1691

Medium

gold (metal)

Culture

Dordrecht

Institution

Rijksmuseum

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.

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