Medal commemorating Lieutenant Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk (1803-1831). Obverse: Bust of Lieutenant van Speyk in uniform and great coat (three-quarter right). Legend: 'JAN . CAREL . JOSEPHUS . VAN . SPEIJK'. Reverse: Field divided into three parts; above, a view of the river Scheldt and shipping and the city of 'ANTWERPEN' named above. On the left, a ship blowing up and the inscription '31.1.1802.'. A more peaceful view of the city on the right, inscribed '5.2.1831.' Across the field, the inscription: 'EN . NEERLAND . WORDT . EENS . NEERLAND . WEER GELOUTERD . DOOR . DE . TEGENHEDEN DIT . HEILIG . LAND . DER . WONDERDAAN GAAT . NIET . ALS . STUIVEND . KAF . VERLOREN WORDT . NOOIT . DIT . IS . HAAR . TOEGEZWOREN VERZWOLGEN . DOOR . DEN . STAATSORKAAN.' (One day the Netherlands will be the Netherlands again, purified by misfortune. This holy country of wonderful deeds will not be lost like chaff before the wind. It has been said, it will never be swallowed up by the hurricane of the state.) Below, the arms of Holland crowned, with lions holding flags as supporters. Legend: 'HET . VOORBEELD . DAT . VAN . SPEYK . ONS . GAF . BLYFT . EEUWIG . IN . ONS . HART . BEZWOREN.' (Van Speyk's example will remain for ever in our hearts.)