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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895

Medal commemorating the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. Obverse: Starboard-bow view of a three-masted merchant vessel under sail passing through a dock on the canal. Legend: 'ZUR ERÖFFNUNGSFEIER DES NORD-OSTSEE-KANALS . 19 - 22 JUN 1895'. Reverse: View of the canal with ships and a bridge, fourteen small shields of arms. Legend: 'NORD-OSTSEE - KANAL.' Exergue: 'HOCHBRÜCKE ZU GRÜNTHAL.' (High bridge to Grunthal.) Edge: 'EINE GEDENK MÜNZE.'
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Object details

ID: MEC2413
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lauer Bros
Places: Germany
Events: Opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895
Date made: 1895
People: Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany; Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany Lauer Bros
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm