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Opening of the North Sea Canal, in honor of Willem III, King of the Netherlands, medal struck by order of the Amsterdam Canal Company
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Double-sided silver medal. Obverse: bust of William III within an inscription. Reverse: woman with a liberty cap on a spear and a helmeted woman with a standard, seated in a boat: the Amsterdam cog, within a pennant with an inscription. Red leather case included.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOpening van het Noordzeekanaal, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij. 1876. Edouard Louis Geerts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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