Commemorative piece

500th anniversary of the printing of the praise of madness by the Dutch theologian Erasmus (1511-2011).

Obverse

To the left of the room is the portrait of Queen Beatrix, vertically is the inscription "Beatrix Koningin der Nederlanden" (Beatrix Queen of the Netherlands). On the right, is the theologian Erasmus, or Erasmus, writing the essay "The praise of madness" written in 1509 and published the first time in 1511. All around, on the edge of the Listel the twelve stars of the European flag .

Registration :
Beatrix Koningin der Nederlanden
2011

Engraver: Dylan Shields

Reverse

A map showing the Fifteen States of the European Union Soudés is represented on a dynamic canvas made up of the twelve stars of the European Union.