wabnoles Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 Hey there everyone I was digging thru some old stuff when I came across this long-forgotten medal I got from somewhere. What intrigued me about it was the reverse, which mentions a IV Depot Bat. (Battalion?) and a date of January 26, 1917, so most likely some kind of WWI-related medal, possibly civilian, possibly military. Whats also interesting is that the obverse was originally designed by Hendrickus Johannes Baars in 1898 for Queen Wilhelmina's coronation. Every hit I have seen for this medal has been in silver though and smaller, with a different reverse. So this is clearly a reused design with a new design on the reverse. My speculation is that this is a civilian medal. I am wondering if anyone out there might know what this is? Between the date mentioned and the "IV Depot" inscription on the revere is the inscription "Det. Wsrit". Any ideas what that could mean? Possibly an abbreviation of a name? Any help you all could provide would be most appreciated thank you. Netherlands Medal2.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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