Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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World Medals, Netherlands East Indies, Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844), army officer, politician and Governor General (1830–1833), commander of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Minister of Colonies and Minister of State, Death, copper medal, 1844, unsigned, facing uniformed bust, rev. 'FREDERIKSOORD JAVA' within rays, legend in 12 lines below, 52mm. (Dirks 625), almost extremely fine
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Van den Bosch was an enlightened man who was against slavery in the Netherlands East Indies and founded the Society of Benevolence. Frederiksoord in Java was where he founded the first 'poor colony' in 1818 to encourage the poor to come and work the land.
Ex Baldwin's vault
Van den Bosch was an enlightened man who was against slavery in the Netherlands East Indies and founded the Society of Benevolence. Frederiksoord in Java was where he founded the first 'poor colony' in 1818 to encourage the poor to come and work the land.