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NETHERLANDS: Willem III, 1849-1890, AE medal (22.08g), 1862, UNC

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NETHERLANDS: Willem III, 1849-1890, AE medal (22.08g), 1862, UNC
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NETHERLANDS: Willem III, 1849-1890, AE medal (22.08g), 1862, Pirks-877, 38mm bronze medal for the Shoganate Government Visit to the Netherlands, crowned Royal Dutch arms and Japanese arms with flag at center with 1609 above and 1862 below, all within beaded circle with NIPPON TAI-KOEN-NO SEI-SI HOLANDA NI KITAROE. around // 2 lines of Japanese characters ("with closeness and understanding two countries deepen their relationship") within beaded circle and ONDER DE REGERING VAN WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN G.H.V.L. around, red and brown, plain edge, UNC, ex Craig Whitford Auction 40, Lot 2281; ex Virgil Brand Collection (with old envelope). In 1862, the Shogunate government sent students to the Netherlands to study naval technology. Enomoto Takeaki, Nishi Amane and Tsuda Mamichi were sent and studied shipbuilding, navigation, medicine, law and other fields. In addition, a delegation sent from the Shogunate government to Europe also visited the Netherlands the same year and were exuberantly welcomed. It was very significant for many Japanese, including Fukuchi Gen'ichiro (Fukuchi Ochi) and Fukuzawa Yukichi, to see the things and systems in European countries. The date 1609 refers to the first official Dutch VOC delegation to Japan. Restrikes struck in 2009 exist, but can be distinguished by the presence of two privy marks at 6:00 on the reverse rather than one.