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Medal - Inauguration of the Noord-Hollands Kanaal - William I
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1824 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | WILHELMVS. I. BELGI. REX. LVXEMB. MAGN. DVX. I.P.SCHOUBERG F. |
| Reverse description | An allegorical scene in high relief depicting Neptune standing on his sea chariot drawn by two rearing sea-horses, holding a trident, passing through the newly opened canal flanked by lock gates in the background. To the left reclines a river god, and to the right a seated female figure personifying the city of Amsterdam welcomes him with an outstretched arm. The upper legend arcs around the rim, with a three-line inscription and the date MDCCCXXIV in the exergue, followed by the engraver's signature I.P.SCHOUBERG F. |
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