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Scheldt Treaty between the Netherlands and Belgium, in Honor of Leopold I, King of the Belgians
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Scheldt Treaty between the Netherlands and Belgium, in Honor of Leopold I, King of the Belgians

Leopold Wiener · 1863 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

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

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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: two women standing on a quay, representing the Netherlands and Belgium; the one in the rear holds a half-unrolled scroll of paper in her left hand and leans with her right hand on a stone bearing four dates, against which a coat of arms rests; the one in the rear extends her right hand to welcome the Scheldt, depicted as a woman with a trident in her left hand and her right hand on her breast, standing on an antique ship's prow; in the foreground sits a river god, leaning on a water jug with a cornucopia of plenty in his hand; in the background a ship at sea within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSchelde-verdrag tussen Nederland en België, ter ere van Leopold I, koning der Belgen. 1863. Leopold Wiener. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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