Inauguration of the railway Barcelona-Mataró
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Medals
1848
Former Collections of the Numismatic Cabinet of Catalonia
Inventory number:
101628-N
Century: 19th
Subject: Genre and society
YNAUGURATA DIE XXVIII OCTOBRIS / ANNI MDCCCXLVIII
Train running on the right. Under a road with a canopy the bishops of Barcelona and Puerto Rico, the captain general, the civil governor, the mayors and otherscivilian and military authorities. In the background, a crowd of people. Above: NIHIL IPSA SPEED. Below: the signatures Lorenzale D. - Jubany G.
OPTIMAE SOCIETATI 7 QUAE PRIMA IN HISPANIA 7 VIAM FERREAM AD YLLURUM USQUE DUCENTEM / SUMMO LABORE VIGILIS SUMPTIPUSQUE / CONSTRUERE FECIT / BARCINONENSIS SENATUS / HOC CIVIUM LAUDIS ET GRATI ANIMI PIGNUS / D.O.C.
The registration.
Copper
53 mm
73,93 g