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Medal commemorating the Opening of the Delagoabaai Railway1895

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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.
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