Empress Augusta Victoria - Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal

€372,860.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1895
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionSilver
Weight19.37 g
Diameter34 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain with inscription Script: Latin Lettering: KANAL ★ SEGENSMÜNZE ★
Period
Notice
Reference(s) NOK#1895-24, MCV#29, Lange#1381
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust facing right.
Obverse letteringAUGUSTA VICTORIA DEUTSCHE KAISERIN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMap of northern Germany and southern Scandinavia with shipping lanes.
Reverse lettering★ NORD-OSTSEE-KANAL ★ BEGONNEN JUNI 1887, ERÖFFNET JUNI 1895
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBerliner Medaillen-Münze Otto Oertel, Germany (1887-1938)
Mintage1895  - -
Catalog ID9694843800
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