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Medal commemorating the Opening of the Delagoabaai Railway1895

Not on view
Circular bronze medal with a relief portrait of a bearded man in right-facing profile, surrounded by raised capital-letter text along the upper rim
Bronze commemorative medal dated 1895, with a winged wheel at center surrounded by radiating lines and arrows, encircled by raised Dutch text reading 'NEDERLANDSCHE ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE SPOORWEG-MAATSCHAPPIJ,' with green patina in recessed areas.

Unknown, Medal commemorating the Opening of the Delagoabaai Railway, 1895, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kirk S. Smith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Medal commemorating the Opening of the Delagoabaai Railway
Place Made
Africa, South Africa
Date Made
1895
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (44.45 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.23
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture