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Medal commemorating harbour improvements, Brussels
Medal commemorating harbour improvements at Brussels. Obverse: Female figure (left) holding a flag, the god Mercury in winged helmet (right) on a quayside, a bollard and anchor and shield in foreground, ship in background. Inscription: 'Bruxelles 1922. Installations Maritimes.' Reverse: A man in armour (left), his right hand resting on a map. On column: '1561'.
The medal celebrates the opening of a Brussels harbour extension in November 1922. The port of Brussels was connected to the sea via the newly modernised Scheldt and Rupel-Brussels Canal (originally opened in 1561).
The medal celebrates the opening of a Brussels harbour extension in November 1922. The port of Brussels was connected to the sea via the newly modernised Scheldt and Rupel-Brussels Canal (originally opened in 1561).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2720 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Devreese, Godfroid |
| Date made: | 1922 |
| People: | Devreese, Godfroid |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 72 x 71 mm |