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Medal - Railroad from Mejia to Arequipa
| Location | Peru |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a steam locomotive on rails in high relief, with a figure at the controls and smoke rising from the smokestack, set against a dramatic mountain landscape, likely the Misti volcano near Arequipa. A curved legend arcs along the upper border, with a two-line inscription in the lower exergue recording the decree date. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a multi-line inscription filling the central field, listing the names and titles of government ministers, flanked by the name and title of the Vice President rendered in large capitals along the left and bottom border respectively. |
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