Lot 2765

1913/1925 - 'Beloningspenning van het Carnegie Heldenfonds' by P. Pander (KB.1085, MMW.111) - Obv. Portrait left / Rev. Man with spear protects woman against monster, in exergue engraving 'Aan M.C.D. Caalen voor moedig gedrag op 20 Mei 1925' - bronze 50 mm in diamond-shaped wooden frame - good XF - very rare - NB On May 20, 1925, Caalen rescued a cyclist in Haarlem who had driven into the Bakenessergracht - added: newspaper report and obituary of the savior