Huwelijk van Maria, prinses der Nederlanden en Willem Adolph Maximilian Carl, vorst van Wied te Wassenaar 1871

This commemorative medal, created by Dutch artist Salomon de Vries in 1871, celebrates the marriage of Princess Maria of the Netherlands and Prince Willem Adolph Maximilian Carl of Wied. The obverse features the couple's profiles surrounded by a wreath, with a winged figure of an angel blessing their union above. The reverse depicts a laurel wreath with the inscription "Huwelijk van Maria Prinses der Nederlanden, en Willem Adolf Maximilian Carl, Vorst van Wied te Wassenaar" (Marriage of Maria, Princess of the Netherlands, and Willem Adolf Maximilian Carl, Prince of Wied at Wassenaar). This medal, measuring 7 cm in diameter, is a beautiful example of 19th-century commemorative art.