Medal - Afsluitdijk (Dutch Heritage Collectors Coin) 2009-2016 front Medal - Afsluitdijk (Dutch Heritage Collectors Coin) 2009-2016 back
Medal - Afsluitdijk (Dutch Heritage Collectors Coin) 2009-2016 photo
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Medal - Afsluitdijk Dutch Heritage Collectors Coin

 
Copper-nickel 12 g 31 mm
Description
Location
Netherlands
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Years
2009-2016
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
12 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#151863
Rarity index
90%

Reverse

Outline of the Borders of the Country of The Netherlands.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Dutch Heritage
2009
Collectors Coin

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Tourist Token as available from vending machines at various places in The Netherlands.
This one from The Afsluitdijk at a price of €2

The Afsluitdijk is a major causeway in the Netherlands, constructed between 1927 and 1932 and running from Den Oever on Wieringen in North Holland province, to the village of Zurich in Friesland province, over a length of 32 kilometres (20 mi) and a width of 90 metres (300 ft), at an initial height of 7.25 metres (23.8 ft) above sea level.

2010 Version with date in slightly different place on the reverse.