Watch List notes:

GERMANY, German Empire. Wilhelm II. 1888-1918. Æ Medal (60mm, 96.28 g, 12h). The Opening of the Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal at Kiel. By F. Herter and O. Schultz. Dated 20 June 1895. Above, bust of Kaiser Wilhelm I right, coats-of-arms on oak and laurel; below, busts of Kaisers Fridrich III and Wilhelm II vis-à-vis, set on palm fronds with imperial coat-of-arms / beg : 1887 * NORD OST-SEE-CANAL* 1895 volld :, personification of the North Sea left, wearing crown, holding harpoon, and surrounded by seal, oyster, and lobster, shaking hand with personification of Baltic Sea, holding net and surrounded by fish; in background lighthouse to left and right; all set on ornate coat-of-arms with banner inscribed NAVIGARE NECESSE EST. Marienburg 7012; Lange 1363. Brown surfaces, tiny rim nick. EF. In original case. Lot also includes the book Coasters of the Kiel Canal/Kümos des Nord-Ostsee-Kanals by Bernard McCall and Oliver Sesemann.