Medal - Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1895
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBrass
Weight15.06 g
Diameter34.4 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound with a loop
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodThird Republic (1870-1940)
Notice
Reference(s) NOK#1895-32 d1, Lange#1388, MCV#34
Obverse descriptionAnchor with rope within laurel wreath.
Obverse letteringQUE DIEU PROTÈGE LA MARINE FRANÇAISE
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description7-line inscription.
Reverse letteringSOUVENIR DE L` // INAUGURATION // DU CANAL DE LA // MER DU NORD // À LA BALTIQUE. // KIEL. 19 JUIN // 1895
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBerliner Medaillen-Münze Otto Oertel, Germany (1887-1938)
Mintage1895  - -
Catalog ID3263620510
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