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The Dutch Maiden (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Maagd'') is a national personification of the Netherlands. She is typically depicted in a Roman garment and with a lion, the Leo Belgicus, by her side. In addition to the symbol of a national maiden, there were also symbolic provincial maidens and town maidens. ==Dutch Maiden== A Dutch Maiden has been used as a national symbol since the 16th century. Gysius-Oorsprong-en-voortgang 9076.tiff|Dutch maiden threatened by Spanish soldier. From Gysius: ''Oorsprong en voortgang'', 1616. File:Friesland, zilveren halve driegulden, 1696, Leeuwarden (back).JPG|Back of 1696 Leeuwarden silver half 3 guilder coin, with the Latin inscription "HANC TUEMUR, HAC NITIMUR" ("We protect her; she supports us"), showing the Dutch Maiden holding a lance topped by a phrygian cap, left hand leaning on a bible and standing on an altar. From the collection of the Teylers Museum File:Flags of the Batavian Republic.jpg|Flags of the Batavian Republic. File:1866spotprentart53.jpg|Dutch Maiden in a political cartoon, entitled "Ons Schibboleth", printed in De Nederlandsche Spectator, 1866. File:Den Haag - Nationaal gedenkteken Plein 1813.jpg|Dutch Maiden atop the national monument at Plein 1813 in The Hague. From a postcard dating around 1890-1905. File:Van der Waay.jpeg|Dutch Maiden on a design for the Golden Coach, by Nicolaas van der Waay. During the Dutch Revolt, a maiden representing the United Provinces of the Netherlands became a recurrent theme in allegorical cartoons. On 25 May 1694, the States of Holland and West Friesland introduced a uniform coin design for the United Provinces, showing a Dutch Maiden leaning on a bible placed on an altar and holding a lance with the Cap of Liberty.〔http://www.muntenmuseum.nl/PDF/Staten%20Generaal%2025%20mei%201694.pdf〕〔Hubert de Vries, Wapens van de Nederlanden. De historische ontwikkeling van de heraldische symbolen van Nederland, België, hun provincies en Luxemburg. Uitgeverij Jan Mets, Amsterdam, 1995, page 183, note 9.〕 During the French occupation, the short-lived Batavian Republic adopted the Dutch Maiden as its main symbol. The symbol was depicted on the upper left corner of the Batavian Republic's flag, with a lion at her feet. In one hand, she holds a shield with the Roman fasces and in the other a lance crowned with the cap of liberty.〔Hubert de Vries, Wapens van de Nederlanden. De historische ontwikkeling van de heraldische symbolen van Nederland, België, hun provincies en Luxemburg. Uitgeverij Jan Mets, Amsterdam, 1995, page 38-39.〕 The Dutch Maiden continued to be used as a symbol after the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. She was integrated into a number of 19th century monuments, including: * the statue in the centre of Plein 1813 in The Hague,;〔http://www.vanderkrogt.net/standbeelden/object.php?record=ZH15bg〕 * the statue commemorating the Battle of Heiligerlee,〔http://www.vanderkrogt.net/standbeelden/object.php?record=GR23cb〕 and * the statue on the Nieuwemarkt in Rotterdam.〔http://www.vanderkrogt.net/standbeelden/object.php?record=ZH58cf〕 The theme of the Dutch Maiden still appears now and again. For example, in a political song in his 1977 ''oudejaarsconference'', comedian Wim Kan made a reference to the Dutch Maiden: ::All the geese that lay golden eggs have been slaughtered/ ::The Dutch Maiden was raped by the red rooster/ ::She was taken to Bloemenhoven/ ::On Van Agt's racing bike." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dutch Maiden」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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