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  2. Huguenot-Walloon half dollar - Wikipedia

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    The reverse depicts the ship Nieuw Nederlandt and the words, HUGUENOT – WALLOON – TERCENTENARY – FOUNDING OF NEW NETHERLAND with the years 1624 and 1924 to either side of the ship. [3] Stoudt's sketch for the reverse was also used on the one cent denomination of the stamp set issued in conjunction with the tercentenary. [17]

  3. Sarah Rapelje - Wikipedia

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    Sarah Rapelje was the daughter of Joris Jansen Rapelje (1604-1663) and Catalina Trico (1605-1689), who were Walloon Calvinists who sailed on board the ship Eendracht from the Dutch Republic in 1624. [2]

  4. New Netherland - Wikipedia

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    A map based on Adriaen Block's 1614 expedition to New Netherland, featuring the first use of the name. It was created by Dutch cartographers in the Golden Age of Dutch exploration (c. 1590s –1720s) and Netherlandish cartography (c. 1570s –1670s).

  5. Fancy Serial Numbers Turn Dollar Bills Into Pricey Collectors ...

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    Low numbers: 00000001 is most prized, but 00000002 to 00000100 are considered valuable. "Ladders": A sequential serial number, like 12345678 or 32109876. Palindromes: Say, 45288254 or 02100120 ...

  6. Vehicle registration plates of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    A plate bearing the number 1 was issued to one J. van Dam, who purchased the first Dutch-built motorcar, which was manufactured at his own Groninger Motor-Rijtuigen Fabriek. [4] Plate numbers stayed with the owner, unlike the present system. From 1906, a new system used the format xx-ddddd, where xx was a province code and ddddd a serial number.

  7. Vehicle identification number - Wikipedia

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    VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...

  8. New Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    New Amsterdam from the New Netherland Project; 3D model of New Amsterdam in 1660, a historical reconstruction based on the Castello Plan; Mapping Early New York - interactive map and encyclopedia. "Conditions as Created by Their Lords Burgomasters of Amsterdam" is a publication, from 1656, about goals to populate New Amsterdam

  9. Timeline of New York City - Wikipedia

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    1673 – The Dutch regain New York, renaming it "New Orange" (from February 1673 to November 1674). [9] 1674 – The Dutch cede New York permanently to England after the Third Anglo-Dutch War, per Treaty of Westminster (1674). [6] 1678 – Thomas Delavall was reappointed as mayor for the third and last time, and 11th overall.