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Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: from Arequipa to Puno1870 (?)

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Silver-toned commemorative medal with relief scene of a steam locomotive crossing a stone viaduct, framed by Spanish text naming a Peruvian railway
Silver commemorative medal, reverse side, with raised Latin-alphabet inscriptions arranged in concentric and centered lines, including the date "29 DE ENERO DE 1870" along the lower edge, reeded rim.

Unknown, Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: from Arequipa to Puno, 1870 (?), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Kirk S. Smith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Medal commemorating the Peruvian Railway/Henry Meiggs: from Arequipa to Puno
Place Made
Peru
Date Made
1870 (?)
Medium
Silvered metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (50.8 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.3
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture