Inauguration Medal - Direct Rail Line from San Juan to Cordoba

Features

Location Argentina
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medal
Year 1910
Diameter 50 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
300143

Commemorative issue

Inauguration of Direct Rail Line from Cordoba to San Juan

Obverse

Wording along the rim with a large steam engine locomotive barreling down the center with both wheat leaves to the left and berries to the right beneath it. To the left is a tilted multi-level tower and to the right is farmlands with two arms embracing a stick which has a Phrygian liberty cap hanging off of it's top end.

Script: Latin

Lettering: INAUGURACION DE LA LINEA DIRECTA CORDOBA - SAN JUAN

Translation: Inauguration of the Direct Line Cordoba - San Juan

Reverse

Plain side with no decorations only a brief description of the event.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA
DR JOSÉ FIGUEROA ALCORTA
MINISTRO DE OBRAS PÚBLICAS
DR EZEQUIEL RAMOS MEXIA
JULIO DE 1910

Translation:
President of the Republic
Dr Jose Figueroa Alcorta
Minister of Public Works
Dr Ezequiel Ramos Mexia
July 1910

Edge

Plain

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1910 

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