Augusto B. Leguia Rimac Canal Inaguration Medal

€367,766.00
LocationPeru
Year1912
TypeCommemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Composition
Weight25.8 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain, raised edge
PeriodRepublic (1822-date)
Notice
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Obverse descriptionObverse features a camo portrait of former president (1908-1912) of The Republic of Peru, Augusto B. Leguia. Reverse features an inscription dedicated to the construction of the Rimac Canal and the individuals involved in the project.
Obverse letteringAUGUSTO B. LEGUIA
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description
Reverse letteringSE CANALIZÓ EL RIMAC POR ORDEN DEL EXCMO. SR. AUGSTO B. LEGUIA É INAGURO EL OBRA EN 1912 SIENDO MINISTRO DE FOMENTO EL SR. DR. JOSÉ MAUEL GARCIA INGENIEROS E. BUZZI - W.L. MORKILL A.J. NORRIS CONSTRUCTOR: JOSÉ TARTARI
(Translation: THE RIMAC WAS CHANNELIZED BY ORDER OF THE HONORABLE MR. AUGUSTO B. LEGUIA AND HE INAGURATED THE WORK IN 1912 BEING MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT DR. JOSE MANUEL GARCIA ENGINEERS E. BUZZI - W.L. MORKILL A.J. NORRIS BUILDER: JOSE TARTARI)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1912)  - No date, possibly 1912 -
Catalog ID6817900860
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