Location | Belgium |
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King |
Leopold I (1831-1865)
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Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medal |
Year | 1843 |
Composition | Brass |
Weight | 7.3 g |
Diameter | 27 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 91771 |
Inauguration of a railroad line between Belgium and Germany
Steam locomotive called "Le Belge" turned to the right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INAUGURATION DU CHEMIN DE FER INTERNATIONAL BELGE-RHÉNAN
13 OCTOBRE
1843
HART F.
Unabridged legend: Hart Fecit
Engraver: Laurent Hart
In a crown of flowers, fruits and leaves mixed any,
a symbolic handshake surmounting two octagonal coats of arms, one of which represents a lion on a squared background and the other a crowned eagle holding a scepter with its right paw and a golden orb with its left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE
Smooth
The locomotive mentioned, used on this Liege-Cologne line, was the first to be manufactured in Belgium by the "John Cockerill" factories in Seraing.
Signature under date :
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
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1843 | 89% | (fr) signature "HART F." sous la locomotive | ||||||||||||
1843 | 11% | (fr) signature "HART FECIT" sous la date |
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