Medal struck by the City of Antwerp in commemoration of the Art Fetes, August, 1861. Bronze medal by Leopold Wiener. Obverse: crowned woman (the Antwerp virgin), standing by open gate, holding the hand of an angel. Inscription: 'Welkom'. Reverse: coat of arms under ox-head, surrounded by inscription: 'Antwerpens Kunstfeest - WT Jonsten verzaemt'. From "Illustrated London News", 1861.

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