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Railway Commemorative Medal: Inauguration of the First Tunnel through the Andes by the firm Uspallata1910

Not on view
Circular silver-gray cast metal medal with low-relief scene of two robed figures clasping hands, radiating lines behind them, inscribed "MAYO - 1910"
Circular silver medal, reverse side, with raised Latin-script text reading "INAUGURACION DEL PRIMER TÚNEL A TRAVES DE LOS ANDES 'USPALLATA'" centered on a plain field with a raised rim.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Railway Commemorative Medal: Inauguration of the First Tunnel through the Andes by the firm Uspallata
Place Made
Argentia (or Chile?)
Date Made
1910
Medium
Silvered copper alloy (?)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (50.8 mm)
Credit Line
Gift of Kirk S. Smith
Accession Number
M.2005.74.11
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture