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Medal - Opening of the Kruis-Schans sluice near Antwerp
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | A nude male figure, identifiable as Mercury by his winged helmet, kneels in the field and bends forward to fasten his sandal, with water and a lock structure visible to the right and a cityscape with flags to the upper left. A radiant sun rises in the background. The artist's signature ARTHUR DUPON appears in the lower left, and the Roman numeral date MCMXXVIII is inscribed along the lower rim, with the legend ANVERSVILLE above. |
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| Obverse lettering | ANVERSVILLE MCMXXVIII ARTHUR DUPON |
| Reverse description | An aerial view of the Kruisschans sluice lock is depicted in relief in the central field, with a biplane aircraft flying above it. A circular legend surrounds the field along the rim, interrupted at the base by the names of the inaugurating royal couple. |
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