NEWP BBL and Lion

theboz11

Obverse : Woman with Lion, City of Gent in background.

Reverse : "Mgr VAN DEN GHEIN voorzitter commissie van het Bijloke Museum 1923 - 1954"

Diameter : 70 mm. Weight : 128 g (260g with box). Stamp "FONSON" on rim. Came in original box and velvet frame.

Medal was awarded to a clegyman who was director of the Bijloke Museum in Gand

Bijloke Museum :
The Bijloke Museum was originally a Cistercian Abbey, and the building itself dates back to the 14th century. Since 1928 the Bijloke has been home to a collection of items, including pottery, keys and costumers, which repersent the history of Ghent from the Middle Ages until the 18th century.

ROBERTB

Holy crap that's cool!!! That's an amzing medal that if I owned I'd probably never sell.

AuldFartte

Wow, 70mm !!!
That's another gorgeous medal

oldshep

Zowie and wow!! What a beauty!!
Shep

theboz11

Thanks

dcamp78

Very nice. Where do you find such items?

theboz11

dcamp, picked this up on the bay of E.