Germany, Medal 1895, Stuttgart (Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K.)

Category: Germany
Country/Region: Kingdom of Prussia
Ruler/Area: Wilhelm II.
Denomination: Medal
Year: 1895
Mint: Stuttgart (Stuttgarter Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Mayer & Franz Wilhelm e.K.)
Weight: 17,685 g
Material: Bronze
Reference: Marienburg 7015, Lange 1374 var. (in silver)
Grade: EF
Quality Note: Toned
Description: "Opening of the North Sea and Baltic Sea canal"; Obv: Busts of Wilhelm II., Friedrich III., and Wilhelm I. facing right, laurel branch below, and the circular inscription "BEGONNEN UNTER WILHELM I 1887 ★ VOLLENDET UNTER WILHELM II 1895 ★" / Rev: Ship passing through a canal under a bridge, the inscription "DURCH DAS MEERUMSCHLUNGENE LAND EINST ERKLANG'S IM DEUTSCHEN LIEDE TRÄGT NUN STOLZER MASTEN REIHN DEUTSCHE FLUT OB KAMPF OB FRIEDE.", "NORD-OSTSEE-KANAL" in exergue; On June 21, 1895, Kaiser Wilhelm II opened the almost 100km-long waterway in Schleswig-Holstein, which saves ships from having to make long detours between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. In honor of his grandfather, Wilhelm I, the new waterway was named the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal (also known as Kiel Canal)