Prijspenning, verleend aan Bart van Hove in 1868 door de Vereeniging ter bevordering van fabriek en handwerknijverheid in Nederland, afdeling 's Gravenhage 1868

This silver medal, created by Noordwal in 1868, is a prize awarded by the Vereeniging ter bevordering van fabriek en handwerknijverheid in Nederland (Society for the Promotion of Factory and Handicraft Industry in the Netherlands). The obverse depicts a seated female figure, possibly Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and crafts, holding a laurel wreath and overlooking a scene of industrial tools. The reverse features a laurel wreath enclosing the inscription "Prijspenning verleend aan Bart van Hove in 1868 door de Vereeniging ter bevordering van fabriek en handwerknijverheid in Nederland, afdeling 's Gravenhage." The medal, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, represents the recognition of craftsmanship and the importance of industry in 19th-century Netherlands.