Ontwerp voor een penning; 300 jaar Nederlands gezag in Indië 1902

This coin was designed by Johan Melchior Faddegon at the turn of the century, with a thickness of one and a half centimeters. Just imagine the artist holding this coin in his hand as he worked. I love thinking about the physicality of working, the tools, and the studio. You know, what was the artist thinking when he made this coin? Did he feel a connection to the history he was representing? What kind of pressure did his hands apply? There is something very old-fashioned, very classical about the scene and I wonder what it must have been like to be living then and making this work. It feels like a symbol of a time and it is really interesting to imagine that historical moment and the artist who produced this coin.