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Wilhelm I, Frederick III and Wilhelm II Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal, Prussia
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Three conjoined busts in high relief facing left, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm I, Emperor Frederick III, and Kaiser Wilhelm II in successive profile. The names WILHELM I, FRIEDRICH III, and WILHELM II are inscribed around the border in Latin lettering, with two small rosette ornaments at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILHELM I FRIEDRICH III WILHELM II |
| Reverse description | A detailed scene depicting the Hochbrücke zu Grünthal, a large iron arch railway bridge with flanking towers, spanning the newly opened Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (Kiel Canal), with a flotilla of sailing vessels and steamships passing beneath it. A row of heraldic shields is displayed along the upper border above the bridge. The inscription in the lower field records the opening celebration and its dates. |
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