Plan for the Impoldering of the Zuiderzee, 1930
Flood Disaster Medals. Much of the Netherlands lies below sea level. The threat of flooding is thus ever-present. Dikes, dams and polders were created to control the water. Still, these safety measures sometimes failed. Each century witnessed disastrous floods, with levees breaching and the countryside being inundated. The North Sea Flood of 1953 led to the construction of the Delta Works. Thanks to this major intervention the country has since remained dry.
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Plan for the Impoldering of the Zuiderzee, 1930
Flood Disaster Medals. Much of the Netherlands lies below sea level. The threat of flooding is thus ever-present. Dikes, dams and polders were created to control the water. Still, these safety measures sometimes failed. Each century witnessed disastrous floods, with levees breaching and the countryside being inundated. The North Sea Flood of 1953 led to the construction of the Delta Works. Thanks to this major intervention the country has since remained dry.
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Flood Disaster Medals. Much of ...... ountry has since remained dry.
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Watersnoodpenningen. Nederland ...... houden we het voorlopig droog.
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NG-2004-91
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Rijksmuseum
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Plan drooglegging Zuiderzee, 1930
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Plan for the Impoldering of the Zuiderzee, 1930
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1930
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1930
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diameter 6 cm
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diameter 6 cm
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gewicht 92,58 gr
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weight 92.58 gr
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Collectie: munten, penningen en draagtekens
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temporal
second quarter 19th century
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tweede kwart 19e eeuw
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