Medal - Opening of the canal of Gand

€1.00
LocationNetherlands
Year1827
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight44.51 g
Diameter46 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJoseph-Pierre Braemt
Reference(s) Dirks#297, BDM I#261
Obverse descriptionBust facing left.
Obverse letteringGVILIELMVS I. BELGARVM REX BRAEMT. F.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionNeptune holding a trident standing left with a foot over a galley ship`s prow, at the bottom left lying figure of Cérès holding a cornucopia.
Reverse letteringFLUVIIS. EXUNDANTIBUS. NAVIBUSQVE. NOVA. IN. OCEANUM. VIA. MDCCCXXVII. BRAEMT. F. REGIO OPT ORDD. FLAND. ORIENT. // ET ZELAND. CUM. SENAT. GAND // GRATI
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1827  - MDCCCXXVII -
Catalog ID8531327970
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