Medal - Inauguration of the railway line Bruxelles-Paris
Features
| Location |
Belgium
 |
|---|---|
| Król |
Leopold I (1831-1865)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1846 |
| Composition | Brąz |
| Weight | 192.20 g |
| Diameter | 73 mm |
| Thickness | 6.50 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 473763 |
| References | Tourneur# 721 Victor Tourneur; 1911. Catalogue des médailles du Royaume de Belgique / Tome premier (1830-1847) = Catalog of Medals of the Kingdom of Belgium. Charles Dupriez, Brussels, Belgium.Wolfgang von Wurzbach; 1943. Wurzbach - Tannenberg: Katalog meiner Sammlung von Medaillen, Plaketten und Jetons = Wurzbach - Tannenberg: Catalogue of my collection of medals, plaques and tokens. Amalthea, Zürich, Switzerland. , Moyaux# 72 Auguste Moyaux; 1910. Catalogue des Médailles Commémoratives de Chemins de Fer de tous les Pays = Catalogue of Commemorative Medals of Railways of all Countries. Charles Dupriez, Brussels, Belgium.Leonard Forrer; 1904. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin-Gem, and Seal engravers, Mintmasters, &c. Ancient and Modern / Volume II, E-H. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Commemorative issue
Inauguracja linii kolejowej Bruksela-Paryż, 1846 r.
Obverse
(en) Winged goddess of victory with laurel wreath and olive branch connects two medallions. Left: Leopold I, King of the Belgians (to the right); right: Louis-Philippe I, King of the French (to the left). Inscriptions: ‘LEOPOLD I ROI DES BELGES’ and ‘LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS’. Below: ‘L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE’.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
LEOPOLD I KING OF THE BELGIANS
LOUIS PHILIPPE I KING OF THE FRENCH
L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE
Unabridged legend: HART FECIT
Reverse
Lokomotywa po prawej stronie.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
INAUGURATION DU CHEMIN DE FER DE BRUXELLES À PARIS
G. J. DE BAVAY
MINISTRE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS
HART FECIT
14 JUIN 1846
Engraver: Laurent Hart
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en)
Guioth 77
See also
Manage my collection
Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.
| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1846 | |||||||||||||||
Get this item
No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.
Numista Rarity index: 97
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Contribute to the catalogue
Modify or add data on this page (in English)Register a set with this type
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page (in English)
