Completion of the Rhine railway bridge

€1.00
LocationKingdom of Prussia
Year1870
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight151.50 g
Diameter70.5 mm
Thickness7 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeLéopold Wiener
Reference(s) Slg. Henckel#4933 , Döry/Kubinszky#145 , Moyaux#337
Obverse descriptionThe heads of Wilhelm I and his wife Augusta Marie Luise Katharina, daughter of Grand Duke Carl Friedrich of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, side by side to the right
Obverse letteringWILHELM KOENIG VON PREUSSEN AUGUSTA KOENIGIN V. PREUSSEN LEOPOLD WIENER
(Translation: WILHELM KING OF PRUSSIA AUGUSTA QUEEN OF PRUSSIA )
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionNeptune reclining on the banks of the Rhine, bridge in the background.
Reverse letteringKOENIG WILHELMS RHEIN - EISENBAHNBRUCKE ERBAUT IN DEN JAHREN 1868 BIS 1870
(Translation: KING WILHELMS RHINE - RAILWAY BRIDGE BUILT IN THE YEARS 1868 TO 1870)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1870  - -
Catalog ID3950658470
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