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Medal commemorating the Argentien Railway from Andio to Dolores1904

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Bronze commemorative medal with relief figures of a winged woman holding a torch and a smaller crouching figure above a locomotive, with Spanish text dated 1904
Bronze medal, reverse side, circular with raised Latin-script text reading 'REPUBLICA ARGENTINA' along the top edge and 'MINISTERIO DE O. PUBLICAS' along the bottom, enclosing a central ribbon banner inscribed 'PRESIDENTE JULIO A. ROCA / MINISTRO EMILIO CIVIT,' flanked by relief leaf and branch motifs.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Artist or Maker
J. Gottuzzoy
Title
Medal commemorating the Argentien Railway from Andio to Dolores
Place Made
Argentina
Date Made
1904
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (41.28 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.24
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture