Opening of the North Sea Canal, in honor of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal struck by order of the Amsterdam Canal Company, Two-sided silver medal. Obverse: bust of Willem III within a circle. Reverse: woman with freedom hat on lance and helmeted woman with banner, sitting in boat: the Amsterdam cog ship, inside pennant with inscription. Matching red leather pouch, North Sea Canal, Willem III (King of the Netherlands), Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij, Edouard Louis Geerts, Brussels, 1876, silver (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w 384 gr, Reimagined by Gibon, design of

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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