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Medal - Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal Schleswig-Holstein
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1895 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Neptune seated on a rocky outcrop in high relief, holding a trident in his right hand, draped with a fish-scale cloth across his lower body. A lighthouse and sailing vessels are visible in the background field. |
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| Reverse description | A five-line inscription in the central field surrounded by a wreath of reeds and aquatic plants, surmounted by an imperial crown. At the base, a crowned imperial eagle with shield; to the left and right, the arms of Schleswig and Holstein respectively. |
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| Reverse lettering | ZUR / ERINNERUNG / AN DIE / ERÖFFNUNG D. / NORD-OSTSEE- / CANALS / 1895 |
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