Opening of the New RAI Building, Amsterdam 1961 – H. Wetselaar
Netherlands. Bronze medal, 1961.
Issued for the opening of the new RAI building complex in Amsterdam on 2 February 1961.
Material: Bronze
Diameter: 60 mm
Reference: von Weiler 2608
Date: 1961
Obverse: Stylised representation of the new RAI building complex in Amsterdam, with the tower and the letters “RAI.” Around, the inscription “OPENING NIEUWE R.A.I. AMSTERDAM 2-2-1961.”
Reverse: Plain, without inscription or design.
Historical context: This medal commemorates the opening of the new RAI building at Europaplein in Amsterdam. The new complex replaced the older RAI building at Ferdinand Bolstraat and was opened on 2 February 1961. The official history of RAI Amsterdam records the move to the new, larger exhibition complex, financed through cooperation between the RAI Vereniging and the municipality of Amsterdam.
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