Golden Calf (award) was made by Aaron, which was later destroyed by Moses because God prohibits worshipping anything other than the One, True God. Jury member in 2002 Martin Koolhoven says the Dutch Calvinist culture is more relativizing than proud: "This is why the Golden Calf is such a good prize, because of the wink that is included. Other countries have golden lions and golden bears. We have a golden calf and after all it is sinful to worship it." In 1995 Rijk de Gooyer threw his Golden Calf statuette on the street in the reality TV series "Taxi" (the Dutch version of
Golden Calf of Gozo that on Ghelmus hill near Żebbuġ, Gozo a golden calf was found in 1729. Baron Bali de Stadl wrote a dissertation about it. It was likely of Phoenician origin. Golden Calf of Gozo The Golden Calf of Gozo () is a golden statue of a calf that was supposedly discovered buried under the Hill of Ta' Gelmus in 1729 on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was supposedly brought by Jewish refugees from the destruction of Jerusalem and buried by expelled Jews around 1494, before they left the island. Whether it was the original Golden Calf is open to interpretation.