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Opening of the North Sea Canal, in honor of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal struck at the order of the Amsterdam Canal Company
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Opening of the North Sea Canal, in honor of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal struck at the order of the Amsterdam Canal Company

Edouard Louis Geerts · 1876 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

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

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Two-sided bronze medal. Obverse: bust of William III within inscription. Reverse: woman with liberty cap on a lance and helmeted woman with a banner, sitting in a boat, an Amsterdam cog, the coat of arms of the Canal Company, within pennant with inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalAmsterdamsche Kanaal MaatschappijNoordzeekanaal
Credit 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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