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Augusto B. Leguia Rimac Canal Inauguration Medal
| Location | Peru |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Edge | Plain, raised edge |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a right-facing bust of Augusto B. Leguia, President of Peru (1908–1912), depicted in low relief wearing a suit and bow tie. The legend 'AUGUSTO B. LEGUIA' curves along the upper portion of the field, flanked by small floral or star ornaments. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely filled with a multi-line inscribed text in low relief commemorating the canalization of the Rimac River, crediting President Augusto B. Leguia with ordering and inaugurating the work in 1912, and naming the Minister of Development Dr. José Manuel Garcia, engineers E. Buzzi, W.L. Morkill, and A.J. Norris, and constructor José Tartari. Small ornamental devices punctuate the border. |
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