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Flood Disaster in Gelderland 1861

Karel Wiener · 1861 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bronze medal, obverse: portrait of King William III to the right, with legend; reverse: a woman with cornucopia, her mantle protecting a drowning person, beside a grateful seated mother with child, background: King William III in a rowing boat and the Zaltbommel church tower, with legend, wavy water in the margin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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history medal

Credit lineWatersnood in Gelderland 1861. 1861. Karel Wiener. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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