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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the opening of the North Sea Canal, 1824; obverse'
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Medal commemorating the opening of the North Sea Canal, 1824

Medal commemorating the opening of the North Sea Canal, 1824. Obverse: Head of King William I (left). Legend: 'WILHELMVS . I . BELGII . REX . LVXEMB . MAGN . DVX .' Reverse: Amsterdam (right) seated welcoming Neptune in a two-horse car, river god seated (left). Legend: 'NOVA . AMSTELODAMVM . APERTO . NEPTVNO . VIA.' Exergue: 'CANALI HOLL . SEPT . REGIIS . AVSPICIIS . PERFECTO . LAETATVR . CIVITAS . AO MDCCCXXIV'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0279
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Schouberg, J.P.
Places: Netherlands
Events: Opening of the North Holland Canal, 1824
Date made: 1824
People: Emperor William I of Germany
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm