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Wilhelm II Prussia Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Period | German Empire |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II in military uniform adorned with epaulettes, orders, and decorations, wearing a spiked Pickelhaube helmet. The surrounding legend reads WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, with three stars at the base of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Detailed scene depicting the Levensau high bridge spanning the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, with ships passing beneath and dramatic sun rays radiating above. In the lower foreground, a reclining figure of Neptune leans against rocks on the right, with a small putto grouping at lower left; the dates 1887-1895 appear in the exergue, the maker's signature W. MAYER STUTTG. is inscribed below, and the lengthy poetic legend curves around the full periphery of the field. |
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