Luxembourg, William III (1849-1890). Medal 1858 commemorating the opening of the railway line in Luxembourg, Victor Tesch
  • Luxembourg, William III (1849-1890). Medal 1858 commemorating the opening of the railway line in Luxembourg, Victor Tesch
  • Luxembourg, William III (1849-1890). Medal 1858 commemorating the opening of the railway line in Luxembourg, Victor Tesch

Luxembourg, William III (1849-1890). Medal 1858 commemorating the opening of the railway line in Luxembourg, Victor Tesch

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Netherlands, William III (1849-1890). Posthumous medal of the king, 1890
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PLN1,000.00
KOD: 5017133RMA

Luxembourg, William III (1849–1890). Medal 1858 commemorating the opening of the railway line in Luxembourg, Victor Tesch, designed by L. Wiener, Bronze, 60 mm, weight 87,20 g, Condition aUNC, nice patina with mirror-like luster

Obverse: Portrait of Victor Tesch, facing left, in a circle.
Inscription: “A M. VICTOR TESCH, LE LUXEMBOURG RECONNAISSANT” (To Victor Tesch, grateful Luxembourg) Signature: “LEOPOLD WIENER”
Reverse: The locomotive “Le Luxembourg” traveling to the right. At the bottom: two cornucopias, between which is a cartouche with the province's coat of arms.
Inscription: “INAUGURATION OF THE LUXEMBOURG RAILWAY / OCTOBER 27, 1858.”

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Kokyo Bunchin, borrow its design from the ,,Cho-ju-ka Hai-kyo", which is a bronze mirror with birds, beasts and flowers engraved on the back of it. It is preserved in the Shoso-in in Nara, as one of the treasures from an ancient emperor.
Silver and iron as well as copper were used for making mirrors during the Nara Period, 710 to 784. ,,The Cho-ju-ka hai-kyo" ia a masterpiece demonstrating the high quality of metalwork technology of the period. 
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