Medal - King Carol I Bridge over the Danube

€370,341.00
LocationRomania
Year1895
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBrass
Weight129.05 g
Diameter71 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeAnton Karl Rudolf Scharff
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust of King Charles I in military uniform facing left. Small laurel branch to the left.
Obverse letteringCAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI A · SCHARFF WIEN
(Translation: Charles I, King of Romania.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLaureate river god Danubius reclining between rocks and cattail, facing right, with hammer to his right, spilling water vessel with his right hand. Shield with coat of arms of Romania to the right. King Carol I bridge over the Danube in the background, with ships and the city of Cernavodă on the river. Two embraced mermaids above, holding ribbon.
Reverse letteringPODUL REGELE CAROL I OCTOMBRIE 1890 SEPTEMBRIE 1895
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMünze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
Mintage1895  - -
Catalog ID4861296710
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