Bronze Medal, Spain. 1966.167.336

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1966.167.336

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 58

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Material: Bronze

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Spain

  • Obverse

    • Legend: COMPANIA DE LOS FERROCARRILES DIRECTOS DE MADRID Y ZARAGOZA A BARCELONA
    • Type: mercury with an old figure, in the back a steam engine

  • Reverse

    • Legend: INAUGURACION DEL TRAYECTO DE VILLANUEVA A BARCELONA 29 DICIEMBRE 1881
    • Type: a woman flanked between two shields

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1966.167.336
  • Lot: 1966.167
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Simpson, A. Carson

Subjects

  • Event: opening of the Villanueva to Barcelona railway

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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