Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal - Wilhelm II

Features

Location	Germany (1871-1948)
Emperor	William II (1888-1918)
Type	Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year	1895
Composition	Silver plated bronze
Weight	15 g
Diameter	34.4 mm
Shape	Round with a loop
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 493951
References	NOK# 13 c3 Werner Kahle; 2014. Numisnautische Gedenkprägungen zum Nord-Ostsee-Kanal: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal, Kiel-Canal (6^th Edition). Self-published, Hamburg, Germany. , MCV# – Ernst Joachim Fürsen, Manfred Jessen-Klingenberg; 1985. Mitteilungen des Canal-Vereins / Volume 6. Canal-Verein, Rendsburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Commemorative issue

Opening ceremony of the north sea and baltic sea canal

Series: Opening of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal

Obverse

Uniformed bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER

Reverse

Entrance of the canal with ship going through. To the left fleet of war ships.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ZUR FEIERLICHEN
ERÖFFNUNG
DES
NORD-OSTSEE-KANALS
JUNI 1895

Mint

Berliner Medaillen-Münze Otto Oertel, Germany (1887-1938)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1895

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