This token was issued for the Sail Den Helder festival, a regional maritime event on the Dutch North Sea coast. "Binnenvaart / Zwanen" refers to inland waterway shipping and the vessel or company named Zwanen — connecting the coastal festival to the Netherlands' extensive commercial barge network. Beatrix-era municipal and event tokens of this type circulated as admission or commemorative pieces rather than legal tender, produced by private minters on contract for festivals and trade associations throughout the 1990s.
This token was issued for the Sail Den Helder festival, a regional maritime event on the Dutch North Sea coast. "Binnenvaart / Zwanen" refers to inland waterway shipping and the vessel or company named Zwanen — connecting the coastal festival to the Netherlands' extensive commercial barge network. Beatrix-era municipal and event tokens of this type circulated as admission or commemorative pieces rather than legal tender, produced by private minters on contract for festivals and trade associations throughout the 1990s.