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Adoption of the law on the diversion of the mouth of the Meuse
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Bronze medal. Obverse: man in Roman toga with partially unrolled paper in right hand, seated on an elevated throne, flanked by two Cupids with wreaths in their hair, one holding a rudder and the other a fish; kneeling before the throne is the Dutch maiden, depicted as a woman with a shield under her right arm and left hand on her chest; lower edge: measuring rule, set square, and signature. Reverse: inscription within a decorative border and wreath of eight stars.
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Credit lineAannemen van de wet op de verlegging van de monding van de Maas. 1883. Francois Ignace Baetes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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