# Aankomst van Gustaaf Willem, vrijheer van Imhoff, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indië aan Kaap de Goede Hoop, penning uitgereikt aan genodigden bij een maaltijd aldaar

- By: Martinus Holtzhey (Ulm, 1697–1764)
- Date: 1743
- Medium: silver (metal)
- Classification: history medal
- Dimensions: diameter 2.8 cm x weight 8.35 g
- Credit line: Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/NG-VG-1-2356--6dd137387735628177dcea7f19739b52)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/FHLbO/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Medal, after a design by M. Holtzhey, silver, struck in 1743 to mark Governor-General G.W. van Imhoff's visit to the Cape of Good Hope in 1742. Van Imhoff (1705-1750) was travelling to Batavia, the VOC's administrative centre in Asia. There he supervised a review of the bureaucracy in the Company's Asian section. The reformer - 'Herstelder': his nickname and also his ship's name - received a lavish welcome at the Cape, including a banquet. Later, the guests were each given a medal.