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Nine Netherlands, Kingdom Medals: City of Apeldoorn Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "APELDOORN" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.5 mm in diameter); City of Arnhem (in silvered bronze, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "ARNHEM" below, reverse illustrating a full-wreath, measuring 40.3 mm in diameter); City of Haarlem Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "HAARLEM" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.5 mm in diameter); City of Leeuwarden Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "LEEUWARDEN" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.3 mm in diameter); City of Nijmegen Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "NIJMEGEN" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.5 mm in diameter); City of Rotterdam Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "ROTTERDAM" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.3 mm in diameter); City of 'S-Hertogenbosch Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed " 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.3 mm in diameter); City of Zwolle Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the city's coat-of-arms, inscribed "ZWOLLE" below, reverse with a floral design, measuring 40.3 mm in diameter); Kingdom of the Netherlands Medal (in bronze gilt, obverse illustrating the country's coat-of-arms, inscribed "JE MAINTIENDRAI" below, reverse illustrating a branch of laurel leaves, with a ribbon dangling from the branch, measuring 35 mm in diameter); and Launching of the Battleship Dunkerque at Brest Commemorative Medal 1935 (in bronze, cornucopia hallmarked and marked "BR" (bronze) on the edge, engraver marked "P. TURIN" on the obverse, measuring 31 mm in diameter). Ranging from very fine to extremely fine.
This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr.Goodwin between 1946-1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as actively serving in both World Wars with the United States Medical Corps. He acted as both President and Vice-President of the Orders and Medals Society of America (OMSA) and is responsible for organizing their first convention in 1960. He maintained further membership with the American Society of Military Collectors, the International Orders Research Society, and the American Numismatic Society. His knowledge and passion for history and awards is evident in this meticulously compiled collection that is now available in its entirety for the first time exclusively on eMedals.com.