Geboorte van Frederika Louise Wilhelmina, prinses van Oranje-Nassau 1770

This silver medal, created in 1770 by Dutch artist Carel Frederik Konsé, commemorates the birth of Frederika Louise Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange-Nassau. The obverse of the medal depicts the princess’s parents, while the reverse depicts a baby on clouds, surrounded by foliage, symbolizing the hope and prosperity that the princess's birth brought to the Netherlands. This medal is an example of 18th-century Dutch medallic art, a genre that celebrated important events and historical figures.