NETHERLANDS. 1829 Arbitration of Canadian-American Border Medal. Leroux-830. Bronze. Mint State.
42.1 mm. Obv: Facing uniformed bust of King Willem I of the Netherlands, peripheral inscription WILHELMVS I NEERLANDIAE REX LVX. M. DVX. Rev: Wreath encloses multi-line Latin inscription AB / ANGLIS / ET / AMERICANIS / SEPTEMTRIONAL. / DE / TERMINO MOTO / ARBITER / VOCATUS / 1829, which commemorates the King's unsuccessful arbitration of the Maine-New Brunswick border dispute that later erupted into the Aroostook War. The border was eventually settled in 1842, at approximately the same line as that suggested by William I more than a decade earlier.
From our Spring 2022 Auction, lot 7158.

Estimate: $150