Inauguration Medal - Direct Rail Line from San Juan to Cordoba

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LocationArgentina
Year1910
TypeCommemorative medal
Composition
Weight
Diameter50 mm
Thickness4 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
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Obverse descriptionWording along the rim with a large steam engine locomotive barreling down the center with both wheat leaves to the left and berries to the right beneath it. To the left is a tilted multi-level tower and to the right is farmlands with two arms embracing a stick which has a Phrygian liberty cap hanging off of it`s top end.
Obverse letteringINAUGURACION DE LA LINEA DIRECTA CORDOBA - SAN JUAN
(Translation: Inauguration of the Direct Line Cordoba - San Juan)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionPlain side with no decorations only a brief description of the event.
Reverse letteringPRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA DR JOSÉ FIGUEROA ALCORTA MINISTRO DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS DR EZEQUIEL RAMOS MEXIA JULIO DE 1910
(Translation: President of the Republic Dr Jose Figueroa Alcorta Minister of Public Works Dr Ezequiel Ramos Mexia July 1910)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1910  - -
Catalog ID2728551600
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