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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel canal, 1895
Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895.
The obverse depicts Neptune seated on a rock with a trident in his left hand. In the distance behind Neptune is the entrance to the canal, shipping and lighthouses (left and right). On the reverse is a ribboned floral wreath supporting three shields (left, right and below), with a crown above. The inscription within reads, 'ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE ERÖFFNUNG D . NORD-OSTSEE-CANALS 1895.' (In commemoration of the opening of the North Sea Canal.)
The obverse depicts Neptune seated on a rock with a trident in his left hand. In the distance behind Neptune is the entrance to the canal, shipping and lighthouses (left and right). On the reverse is a ribboned floral wreath supporting three shields (left, right and below), with a crown above. The inscription within reads, 'ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE ERÖFFNUNG D . NORD-OSTSEE-CANALS 1895.' (In commemoration of the opening of the North Sea Canal.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2192 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Display - Voyagers |
| Creator: | Loos, Gottfried Bernhard |
| Places: | Germany |
| Events: | Opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895 |
| Date made: | 1895 |
| Exhibition: | Voyagers |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 39 mm |