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Opening of the Verviers-Aachen Railway Line, in Honor of Leopold I, King of the Belgians
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: three women with coats of arms, representing France, Belgium, and Prussia, shaking hands; on the left background: Antwerp Cathedral and a view of the Scheldt with a rising sun, sailing and steam boats; on the right: Cologne Cathedral and a train on a bridge within an inscription; in the field below: two river gods with water jugs, with a caduceus between two palm branches on either side; section: inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineOpening van de spoorlijn Verviers-Aken, ter ere van Leopold I, koning der Belgen. 1843. Laurent Joseph Hart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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