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Ismail Pasha white metal "Opening of the Suez Canal" Medal 1869 AU55 NGC, 49mm, Wurzbach-5145. By Restelli. A scarce striking of this usually tin medal, displaying a highly artistic scene of the completion of the canal and the portrait of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the founder of the Suez Canal Company that built the canal between 1859 and 1869. A fascinating piece of history with considerable residual luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 200-300 USD
Ismail Pasha white metal "Opening of the Suez Canal" Medal 1869 AU55 NGC, 49mm, Wurzbach-5145. By Restelli. A scarce striking of this usually tin medal, displaying a highly artistic scene of the completion of the canal and the portrait of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the founder of the Suez Canal Company that built the canal between 1859 and 1869. A fascinating piece of history with considerable residual luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 200-300 USD