BELGIUM. Æ Medal (62mm, 134.5 g, 12h). Jan van Ruusbroec – Hollondaise-Belgian Society of Friends of Medallic Art. By Floris de Cuyper. Early 20th century. Jan van Ruysbroeck kneeling right before Christ alighting left; four angels around; in exergue, 1294 Jan Van Ruysbroeck 1381 / Nude man and woman kneeling and drinking from spring inscribed SICVT/ FONS VITAE/ PERMANET; all under canopy of trees; below, ribbon inscribed SOCIÉTE HOLLONDAISE-BELGE/ DES AMIS DE LA MÉDAILLE D'ART. EF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Thornton Collection.