Opening van de spoorlijn Verviers-Aken, ter ere van Leopold I, koning der Belgen 1843

This commemorative medal was created by Laurent Joseph Hart in 1843 to celebrate the opening of the railway line between Verviers and Aachen. It features King Leopold I of Belgium on one side and a scene depicting the event itself on the other, with three figures shaking hands in front of a city background and allegorical figures below. The medal serves as a historical artifact of the burgeoning railway system in 19th-century Europe and its connection to the Belgian monarchy.