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Medal - Francis Joseph I. Opening of the Suez Canal
| Location | Austrian Empire |
| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Commemorative medals/Inauguration medal |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 121.7 g |
| Diameter | 71 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | |
| Edge | |
| Period | |
| Notice | Josef Tautenhayn |
| Reference(s) | |
| Obverse description | Laureate bust facing right. |
| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCVS.
IOSEPHVS.I.D.G.AUSTRIAE.IMPERATOR. ET.HVNGARIAE.REX.APOST.
J · TAUTENHAYN |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Eygyptia seated on sphinx, pyramids and ship to either side. |
| Reverse lettering | ADVENTVS · AVGVSTI · IN · AEGYPTVM
OB · APERIVNDAM · FOSSAM · SVEZIANAM
MDCCCLXIX |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | |
| Mintage | 1869 - MDCCCLXIX -
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| Catalog ID | 2210691070 |
| Comments | |
