Opening of the North Sea Canal, in honor of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal struck by order of the Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij
Also known as: Opening van het Noordzeekanaal, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1876
Copper medal. Obverse: bust of a man with oak wreath within inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4309; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 6.35 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 6.35 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.6 cm x weight 6.35 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with oak wreath within inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Opening van het Noordzeekanaal, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning geslagen op last van de Amsterdamsche Kanaal Maatschappij
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4309
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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