Wilhelm II Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal; Prussia

Features

Location	Germany - 1871-1948
Type	Commemorative medals › Inauguration medal
Year	1895
Composition	Silver
Weight	19.2 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 90189 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	MCV# 24, Ernst Joachim Fürsen and Manfred Jessen-Klingenberg; 1985. Mitteilungen des Canal-Vereins. Canal-Verein e.V., Rendsburg, Germany. NOK# 18b, Werner Kahle; 2014. Numisnautische Gedenkprägungen zum Nord-Ostsee-Kanal : Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal, Kiel-Canal (6th edition). Werner Kahle, Hamburg, Germany. Lange# 1376 Christian Christoph Andreas Lange; 1908. Sammlung schleswig-holsteinischer Münzen und Medaillen / Band 1. Schauenburgische Herzöge und Grafen in Schleswig-Holstein vor 1460. Bahlke, Berlin, Germany. And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

From the international Fleet Magazine for the opening ceremony of the north sea and baltic sea canal

Series: Opening of the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal

Obverse

Uniformed bust facing left.

Lettering: WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER

Engraver: Constantin Starck

Reverse

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

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

Engraver: Otto Oertel

Edge

Plain

Lettering: KANAL * SEGENSMÜNZE

Mint

See also

• Monarch
• Mustache
• Boat or watercraft

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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