The Netherlands – medal series "De ambachten" (The Crafts)
The medal has been minted by the Royal Mint in Utrecht. Series of old crafts. Twelve coins, each depicting an old craft, after Johannes and Caspaares Luiken. Each reverse side has a poem about the craft in question on it. Packaged in a luxury, wooden case. The crafts: "munter; boeckdrucker; kuiper, kleermaker, glasblaaser; pasteibacker; orlosimaaker; lantaarnmaker; apotheeker; vleeshouwer; beesemmaker; chirugijn" (minter, printer, cooper, tailor, glass blower, pastry baker, watchmaker, lantern maker, pharmacist, butcher, broom maker, surgeon). Weight: 215 grams. Design: Sjef Eymael, after the original engravings of Johannes and Caspaares Luiken. Read More