1935 Legpenning van de Rijkscommissie voor graadmeting en waterpassing

In addition to the medal, a plaque was also minted at Koninklijke Begeer. This medal was made
by M. Kutterink, in consultation with Prof. Vening Meinesz and the Ministry of Defence. It is
a round medal with a diameter of 50 millimeters. The obverse shows a globe,
showing the route of the K XVIII. In front of it is a fragment of the submarine. The
inscription reads: "TRIP HR: MS. K XVIII. DEN HELDER - SOERABAIA. 14 NOV. 1934 TO 11 JULY
1935". The reverse has the inscription: "COMMAND. / D.C.M. HETTERSCHIJ / OFFICERS: M.S. WYTEMA /
C. TER POORTEN . A.J. MARCUS / C.V.D. LINDEN . C.B. LEEUWENBURG / PROF.DR. FA. VENING
MEINESZ v EQUIPAGE : J. BOSKAMP . W.C. TEN / MOUNTAIN . J. WEIJDERT . J. KOLDENHOF / W.M. KOCH .
G.J.C. STOLK . G. HEIJMEN . K. / E.J. WATZ . C. VERSTRATEN . A. BAUW G. / J. VAN WESTEROP . G.
TIMMENS . YES. / HIESTAND . W.A. WAHLERS . J.K. VAL-/KIER . W. REITSMA . G.J.A. KONING- / STEIN .
A.J. VERHORST . E.J. VER- / MEULEN . A.J. BANNINK . M. TA- / LENS . J.A. HEIJDENS . R. BROU- / WER .
L.M. SCHARP . H. KAR- / STANJE".
The medal is made of gold, silver, and bronze. The first strike contained several spelling errors in
names.