First Passenger Flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies by Chris van der Hoef

First Passenger Flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies 1927

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This bronze medal, created by Dutch artist Chris van der Hoef in 1927, commemorates the first passenger flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies. The medal features a stylized image of an airplane on one side, and an inscription on the other side that reads "Herinnering aan de eerste passagiervlucht van Nederland naar Ned. Indie internat. 1927", or "In memory of the first passenger flight from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies, 1927". This medal, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a testament to the excitement surrounding the dawn of commercial air travel in the Netherlands.

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The Rijksmuseum’s medal collection, boasting some 12,500 objects, is almost a century and a half old. The museum continues to expand its collection with special medals, which are either purchased, donated, or given on loan. On display here are a number of the most extraordinary acquisitions of recent years. These are honorary and commemorative medals. Several are unique and came from the descendants of the individuals who once received them.