Piercing of the St. Gotthard tunnel / Inauguration of the Quaibrücke

€422,297.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1883
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionBronze
Weight51.91 g
Diameter51 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeMatthias Jäggli
Reference(s) Döry#170
Obverse descriptionSteam train leaving the St. Gotthard tunnel. Mountainous landscape and radiant sun above.
Obverse letteringST. GOTTHARD DURCHBOHRT 29. FEBR. 1880. W. M.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of the Quaibrücke.
Reverse letteringZUR ERÖFFNUNG DER QUAIBRÜCKE IN ZÜRICH ERBAUT 1882-1883 M. JÄGGLI CENTRALHOF ZÜRICH
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverWM
Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik
Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K., Germany (1861-date)
Mintage1883  - -
Catalog ID6300981210
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