Henk Dannenburg - Herdenking begin 80 jarige oorlog

A subdued portrait of William of Orange (1533-1584) with an almost grainy model in which something of the early age of the person portrayed with his cap shines through. Dannenburg, Bronner's student, molded an inscrutable face with a suggestion of a thin beard. 'Pro lege, grege, rege', it reads around the headline. For justice, people and king. A well-known spell that the Prince used several times in proclamations in 1568 and the following years. On the reverse - the medal revolves, exceptionally, around the horizontal axis - the lion and the panther symbolize the battle between the Netherlands and Spain. The medalist came up with the idea of portraying the enemy as a panther through a print he found in Jan and Annie Romein's Testimonials of our civilization, depicting Margaret of Parma in the company of a panther. The effect of that thought is superior: the circular shape has become an arena where the predators are tense and wary about each other's legs. The fight can start at any moment.