Netherlands, Utrecht Plaquette 1911 De vloek en zegen van het geld - by Johannes Cornelis Wienecke VF+

Netherlands, Utrecht. ‘The Curse and Blessing of Money’ — ‘De vloek en zegen van het geld’. Uniface plaque after the 1911 design by Johannes Cornelis Wienecke (1872–1945).

Arched rectangular plaque depicting a stream of coins flowing from a central rock. To the right, a nude youth raises the torch of civilisation beneath spreading rays of light, with ears of grain behind him. To the left, another youth struggles with a serpent beneath storm clouds and lightning, expressing the destructive potential of money.

Signed and dated vertically along the right edge: J. C. Wienecke 1911. Plain reverse.

The composition was designed for the tympanum above the entrance to the new Dutch Mint building on the Leidseweg in Utrecht. The proposed sculptural group was not executed, but Wienecke’s allegory was preserved in medallic form. Its subject echoes the building’s inscription expressing the hope that the money produced there would bring blessings rather than a curse.

Reference for the design: CJCW 114.

Weight: 93.3 g. Dimensions: 75 × 52 mm.

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