Opening van de muntbus te Harderwijk en aanstelling van Martinus Holtzhey als muntmeester van Gelderland 1749

This gold medal, created in 1749 by Dutch artist Martin Holtzhey, commemorates the opening of the mint in Harderwijk and the appointment of Holtzhey himself as Master of the Mint for Gelderland. The obverse depicts a seated figure of Justice, while the reverse shows Justice standing with scales and a hammer. The medal is a beautiful example of 18th-century Dutch commemorative medallic art, with its finely detailed figures and Latin inscriptions.