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Honorary Medal for Merits toward Museum Collections

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Eligibility for this award was once again extending, by Queen Wilhelmina, on 28 October 1919 with the description "verdiensten jegens gemeentelijke (openbare) verzamelingen" (English: merit towards community (public) collections). What was initially a medal for generous donors became now an official
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decided by royal decree on 26 July 1952 that the shape of the medal and ribbon should be changed. The current ribbon is orange with two red lines descending down the middle. A ribbon bar is also given with the award, with a palm branch device in either gold or silver for recipients of the gold or
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to those who donated important works of art to the state museums or who showed praiseworthy acts regarding the different scientific collections or art collection of the state museums
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later changed the composition of the medallion, and is now depicted on the obverse of the medal.
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for those, who donate to the Dutch monarch any works of art, that were collected with much effort
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an honorary medal for appearance of interest in the state collection by donation shown
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Dollie Defesche-Bakker - widow of Pieter Defesche, a former Dutch visual artist
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By royal decree, on 5 May 1877, eligibility for this award was extended by
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declared that the medal could be worn suspended from a ribbon.
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Erepenning voor Verdiensten jegens Openbare Verzamelingen
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Rosetta C. Musaph-Andriesse - former director of the
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Honorary Medal for Merits toward Museum Collections
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Civil decoration

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De Ruyter Medal
Flood disaster Medal
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Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
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