HORNREICH COLLECTION of World and U.S. Historical Medals Including So-Called Dollars
Austria/AHE Bz Plaquette Railway Tunnel 1904
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
Austria Wien 1904 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by J. Tautenhayn |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1904 Railway Tunnel Austria/AHE Austria Bz Plaquette by J. Tautenhayn |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1904, Bronze, Austria. KOHINJ RAILWAY TUNNEL, Linking Interior AHE (Czech Rep.) with Trieste. Size: 80mm x 60mm. Medallist: Josef Hermann Tautenhayn. Obv. Male figures, one swinging hammer, one holding spike to dig tunnel, DURCH! below, medallists signature at top left edge; Rv. Two nude females floating on top of hills, reaching and taking each others hand, Krain above left, Kustenland sbovr right, 2 line inscription below. Edge: Bruder Schneider Wien. Attractive. Purchased at the Chicago ANA World Fair of Money Show, August 2014. AE-Plakette 1904, v. Josef Tautenhayn. Auf den Durchstich des Wocheiner Tunnels, wodurch die Verbindung nach Triest (Jessenice - Görz - Triest) hergestellt wurde. Über den julischen Alpen schweben die Personifikationen von Krain und Küstenebene. Rv: Arbeiter beim Durchstich. Dm: 80 x 60 mm Döry-Kub:193.