Soestdijk Commemorative Medal, silver, 1787
The Soestdijk Commemorative Medal, silver, 1787, was awarded in silver to the officers of the Hessen-Darmstadt regiment for foiling a Patriot attack on Soestdijk Palace.
The medal was produced by the Utrecht Mint; the dies were engraved by Joan George Holtzhey.
General
| Start date | 1787 |
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| End date | 1787 |
| Captions | voorzijde, omschrift: SOESTDYK manhaftig verdedigd door een DETACHEMENT van ’t REGIM(ent) van HESSEN DARMSTAD; opschrift op voetstuk: T’ GEWELD / BETEUGELD; keerzijde: Gedachtenis der Ed. Mog. HEEREN STAATEN s’ Lands van UTRECHT aan de Ed. Gestr. Manh. HEEREN OFFICIEREN van het REGIMENT HESSEN-DARMSTAD weegens het voorgevallene te SOESTDYK 26-27 july 1787.; opschrift op wimpel: CONCORDIA RES PARVÆ CRESCUNT. |
| Dimensions [width] | 43 mm |
| Material | gold, silver |
| Number | 1 (gold), unknown (silver) |
Background
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| Objective | Awarded in silver to the officers of the Hessen-Darmstadt regiment for thwarting a Patriot attack on Soestdijk Palace. |
| (Historical) context | In the 1780s, the Republic was ravaged by a civil war. Supporters of Stadtholder William V and the anti-Stadtholder Patriot Party were pitted against one another. The province of Utrecht, in particular, was deeply divided. In July 1787, Patriot troops launched an attack on the Stadtholder’s summer residence, Soestdijk Palace. |
| Producer | Utrecht Mint; Joan George Holtzhey |
| Bibliography | Orders and Decorations of the Netherlands, 17 |
| Note | In 1789, a third gold medal, struck using the dies from the officers’ medal, was awarded to Landgrave Christian Louis of Hesse-Darmstadt, commander of the Hesse-Darmstadt regiment. |
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