Medal - Francis Joseph I. Opening of the Suez Canal

€154,527.00
LocationAustrian Empire
Year1869
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionBronze
Weight141.67 g
Diameter71 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeJosef Tautenhayn
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust facing right.
Obverse letteringFRANCISCVS. IOSEPHVS.I.D.G.AUSTRIAE.IMPERATOR. ET.HVNGARIAE.REX.APOST. J · TAUTENHAYN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEygyptia seated on sphinx, pyramids and ship to either side.
Reverse letteringADVENTVS · AVGVSTI · IN · AEGYPTVM OB · APERIVNDAM · FOSSAM · SVEZIANAM MDCCCLXIX
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1869  - MDCCCLXIX -
Catalog ID3324096570
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