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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 |
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| 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 |