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Opening of the Canal of Terneuzen to Ghent, in honor of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, medal presented by the States of East Flanders and Zeeland and the council of Ghent
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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a legend. Reverse: Neptune, leaning on a trident, stands with his foot on the prow of an antique ship and points forward with his outstretched right arm; at his feet sits Ceres with a cornucopia full of abundance and ears of corn; to the left, an open lock within a legend; truncation: inscription.
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Credit lineOpening van het Kanaal van Terneuzen naar Gent, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning aangeboden door de Staten van Oost-Vlaanderen en Zeeland en de raad van Gent. 1827. Joseph Pierre Braemt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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