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Medal - Opening of the canal of Gand
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1827 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King William I of the Netherlands in high relief, facing left, with finely detailed hair and sideburns. The engraver's signature BRAEMT. F. appears in small lettering below the truncation. The circumferential legend runs around the inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | GVILELMVS I. BELGARVM REX BRAEMT. F. |
| Reverse description | Neptune, crowned and semi-draped, stands facing left with his right foot planted on the prow of a galley ship adorned with a lion's head, his left hand holding a trident and his right arm extended in a commanding gesture. To the right, a reclining female figure representing Ceres holds a cornucopia. A circular legend in Latin appears around the upper border, with a three-line dedicatory inscription in the exergue below a dividing line. |
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