Please help identify

[Instinct]

Hello folks,

Just know that the word benemerenti means to a well deserving person.
Any ideas what kind of medal is it and where is it from?

Forward thanks!

 

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[Breezie]

According to this website, it depicts Christ being caught in the tempest. This one is similiar, but not the same. It's the 9th one down the page. Nice find, Breezie

http://www.beastcoins.com/World/Hungary/Hungary.htm

 

[BobinSouthVA]

reminds me of the Legend of the Flying Canoe. Especially the face in the clouds blowing the boat to safety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasse-galerie

 

[BobinSouthVA]

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-l...s,-foreign-medals,-germany,-aw-1-c-v1d44r1svo

seems like the same one, may give you more to go on.

 

[Instinct]

Unfortunately http://www.invaluable.com/auction-l...s,-foreign-medals,-germany,-aw-1-c-v1d44r1svo not the same, there seated figure of Plenty with cornucopia. Btu on this medal is lady with oak leaf wreath in hand.

 

[sniffer]

this is going to be a tough one. from everything I've looked at, nothing matches. the face ,bene merenti, medal was awarded by the pope for great service to the Catholic church, but the back side, intempestate securitas, means safety in the storm. I couldn't find a reference to the latin on the bottom of the reverse.
this could be a local medal awarded for service to a city, similar to the freedom medal

 

[diggummup]

Don't know yet but I believe it's a presentation medal with the name of the receiver on the banner, perhaps given to him by someone high up in the church. The name Harms Freerks is Danish I believe. In those times I don't know how widely accepted Catholicism was in that region of the world, so this could explain the reverse depicted on it. Although the medal is not that old, people used to lose their head (quite literally) 4-5 centuries ago for certain religious beliefs in that region of Europe. Medal is Catholic in nature (obvious). It looks silver. What are those letters under the name banner on the front side?

Anyway just throwing out some ideas to see what sticks.

 

[Instinct]

This is silver medal (26.8 g)
letters under the name banner E.C.V.CALKER f.

 

[Instinct]

I'm agree with you diggummup
Most likely this medal was given to a person name Harms Freerks in 1787 by someone high up in the church.
I believe this person made something important to the church. (benemerenti - to a well deserving person)
Just don't know about reverse intempestate secvritas - there is V instead U.
Now trying to find out what was happen that year in Catholic surroundings.
Thank you all for steer!

 

[IronSpike]

Welcome to Tnet Instinct

I think you're on the right track. It's not Danish but Dutch.

http://www.baldwin.co.uk/media/cms/auction-archive/auction-a108/Catalogue.pdf

#360
Baerend Christiaan van Calker

http://tinyurl.com/684ykch

Dutch medallist circa 1787.

 

[Kenosha Kid]

http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...d=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

"2. Harm Freerks (Freerk Geerts2, Geert Geerts1) was christened 25 Feb 1753 in Garnwerd En Oostum, Province Of Groningen, The Netherlands, died BEF 1812 in Saaxum - Oldehove, Now Municipality Zuidhorn, Province Of Groningen, The Netherlands. He married Anje GEERTS 28 May 1787 in Saaxum, Province Of Groningen..."

Doesn't list what his occupation was; his 1787 marriage may just be coincidence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_(city) link doesn't work properly, click on "did you mean: Groningen_(city)"

No major historical events stated nor (now historical) buildings built around 1787; the only reference to anything religious is the University of Groningen (built 1614) which "was founded, initially only for religious education".