commemorative medal, Johannes Smeltzing, 1683, minted, General: x 47 x 2mm, Weight: , Silver commemorative medal minted on the occasion of the opening of the towpath along the Zijl in 1683. On the front: Nehalennia , the goddess of shipping, standing on a globe in the middle of the sea with a cornucopia in her right arm and a barge in her left hand. In the distance a ship and a rising sun. Below the year 1683 and above it the circular: NAVIGATIO. On the reverse: Under the coat of arms of Leiden flanked on both sides by the family arms of Johan van Vesanevelt, Ripperd van

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