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Medal - Inauguration of the Belgian railway Rhine

Features

Location Belgium
Król Leopold I (1831-1865)
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year 1843
Composition Mosiądz
Weight 7.3 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
91771
References Tourneur# 636
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.
, Moyaux# 68
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.
, Döry/Kubinszky# 40
Döry Ludwig, Mihaly Kubinszky; 1985. Die Eisenbahn auf der Medaille: in Mitteleuropa von den Anfängen bis 1945: Ikonographische Studie = The Railway on the Medal. Self-published, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
, BDM II# 434
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 między Belgią a NiemcamiAutomatically translated

Obverse

Lokomotywa parowa "Le Belge" zwrócona w prawoAutomatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
INAUGURATION DU CHEMIN DE FER INTERNATIONAL BELGE-RHÉNAN
13 OCTOBRE
1843
HART F.

Unabridged legend: Hart Fecit

Engraver: Laurent Hart

Reverse

W wieńcu z kwiatów, owoców i liści dowolnego rodzaju,
symboliczny uścisk dłoni zwieńczający dwa przylegające do siebie ośmiokątne herby, z których jeden przedstawia lwa na kwadratowym tle, a drugi orła w koronie trzymającego berło w prawej łapie i złotą kulę w lewej.Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE

Edge

ZwykłyAutomatically translated

Comments

Wspomniana lokomotywa, używana na linii Liege-Kolonia, była pierwszą wyprodukowaną w Belgii przez fabrykę "John Cockerill" w Seraing.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1843  (fr) signature "HART F." sous la locomotive 80%
1843  (fr) signature "HART FECIT" sous la date 20%

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Country: Belgium
Languages: FR, EN, ES, NL
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