Medal - Amandine Oostende (Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin) 2012 front Medal - Amandine Oostende (Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin) 2012 back
Medal - Amandine Oostende (Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin) 2012 photo
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Medal - Amandine Oostende Belgian Heritage Collectors Coin

2012 year
Nickel brass (Alpaca 12 = 65% copper, 23% zinc and 12% nickel) 12.9 g 31 mm
Description
Location
Belgium
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Year
2012
Composition
Nickel brass (Alpaca 12 = 65% copper, 23% zinc and 12% nickel)
Weight
12.9 g
Diameter
31 mm
Thickness
2.25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#360881
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Map of Belgium with the letter "B" in the center,
text around the map.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Belgian Heritage
B
2012 Collectors coin

Edge

Serrated, fine

Script: Latin

Lettering: HERITAGE ON A COIN * * * WWW.NATIONALTOKENS.COM * * *

Comment

The Amandine is the last trawler that sailed from Ostend to Iceland, built in 1960 and sailed until 1995.
Now, the Amandine is a museum in which the life on board the ship as it was in the old days has been simulated.
(Info from https://nationaltokens.com/coins/oostende-amandine/)