Wilhelm II Prussia Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal

€179,553.00

Location	Germany (1871-1948)
Year	1895
Type	Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Composition	Silver plated bronze
Weight	207.77 g
Diameter	89 mm
Thickness
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge	Plain
Period
Notice	Obverse: Hermann Dürrich Reverse: Paul Gottfried Christaller, Karl Schäfer
Reference(s)	MCV#17, NOK#54f, Lange#1372, Slg. Marienburg#7013, Heidemann#1071

Obverse description	Bust in naval uniform turned right.
Obverse lettering	WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN * * *
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description	View of the wooden bridge Levensau with passing train, ships below and sun rays above. In the foreground Neptune leaning with his left arm on a rock.
Reverse lettering	DURCH DAS `MEERUMSCHLUNGENE` LAND EINST ERKLANG´S IM DEUTSCHEN LIEDE - TRÄGT NUN STOLZER MASTEN REIH´N DEUTSCHE FLUT OB KAMPF OB FRIEDE. NORD-OSTSEE-KANAL 1887-1895
Reverse script	Latin
Engraver	Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K., Germany (1861-date)
Mintage	1895 - -
Catalog ID	9653045560
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