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Framed Certificate, 9 May 1924

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Title
Framed Certificate, 9 May 1924
Subject
Consuls
Dutch language
Netherlands--Politics and government
Diplomacy
Foreign relations
Category
3. World War I
Place of Publication
's-Gravenhage
Current holder
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria
Date
May 24, 1924
Link
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/53a7cf862162ef03286ba572
Item number
6663
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
All rights reserved
Country of origin
Netherlands
Place
The Hague
Language
Dutch
Description from source
Official declaration establishing the Dutch Consulate in Melbourne. The framed declaration is signed by the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Dutch Queen, Wilhemina of Orange, on 9 May 1924.

The declaration was noticed in an antique shop by a Dutch antique dealer who purchased it and donated it to the DAHC.

Dated 9 Mei negentien vier en twintig (9 May 1924) and signed by Queen Wilhelmina.
Has creases that somebody tried to fix with white-out.
Physical format
Certificates