Bezoek van Joseph Lodewijk Hendrik Alfred, baron Gericke van Herwijnen, Nederlands afgezant en Hubert Joseph Walthere Frere-Orban, minister van Financien, aan de munt van Brussel 1861

This small, silver medal was created in 1861 by Leopold Wiener to commemorate the visit of Baron Gericke van Herwijnen, the Dutch envoy, and Hubert Joseph Walthere Frere-Orban, the Belgian Minister of Finance, to the Brussels Mint. The obverse of the medal depicts the coat of arms of the city of Brussels, while the reverse includes a caduceus, a symbol associated with Hermes, the Greek messenger god, and the inscription "Visit of His Excellency Baron Gericke van Herwijnen, Dutch Envoy and Hubert Joseph Walthere Frere-Orban, Minister of Finance, March 27, 1861." This piece is a rare example of a commemorative medal and represents the artistry of Leopold Wiener, a significant figure in the history of medal-making.