Medal - Panama Canal Opening

€139,774.00
LocationUnited States
Year1973
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionBronze
Weight35 g
Diameter45 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth with The Franklin Mint Solid Bronze and hallmarks. Script: Latin
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionImage depicts ship in lock.
Obverse letteringPanama Canal Opened to Commerce August 15 1914
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description1915 Panama-Pacific and Panama-Expositions are held in honor of Panama Canal: JAN.25- Transcontinental service begins; Premier of `The Birth of a Nation` the first great epic motion picture: MAY 7 - Sinking of the Lusitania turns U.S. against Germany. With Franklin Mint mark below.
Reverse lettering1915 Panama-Pacific and Panama-Expositions are held in honor of Panama Canal: JAN.25- Transcontinental service begins; Premier of `The Birth of a Nation` the first great epic motion picture: MAY 7 - Sinking of the Lusitania turns U.S. against Germany. FM
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver(FM)
Franklin Mint (The Franklin
Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
Mintage1973 FM - -
Catalog ID5824076860
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