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Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: from Callao to the Oroya1907

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Bronze commemorative medal with low-relief landscape scene of a steam locomotive and mountains, surrounded by raised Spanish inscriptions along the border
Bronze commemorative medal, reverse side, covered with raised Spanish-language text listing names and titles arranged in concentric arcs, with a dotted border near the rim, dated 1 de Enero.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: from Callao to the Oroya
Place Made
Peru, Lima
Date Made
1907
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (50.8 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.26
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture