Bidspirit auction | Belgium, Bronze Medal – Inauguration

Belgium, Bronze Medal – Inauguration of the Brussels–Paris Railway, 14 June 1846 An impressive large bronze medal, diameter 73 mm, weight 230 g, by engraver Laurent-Joseph Hart.Obverse: Two crowned female figures shaking hands, each holding a coat of arms. Inscription below: G.J. de Bavay, Ministre des Travaux Reverse: A winged figure between two medallions, with portraits of Léopold I, King of the Belgians, and Louis Philippe I, King of the French. Inscription below: L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE. Publics; around: INAUGURATION DU CHEMIN DE FER DE BRUXELLES A PARIS; in exergue: 14 JUIN 1846.