Opening of the train line from Genoa to Arona
Features
| Location |
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
(Italian States)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Victor Emmanuel II (1849-1861)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1855 |
| Composition | Gold plated bronze |
| Weight | 94 g |
| Diameter | 54 mm |
| Thickness | 6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 154509 |
| References | Martini/Turricchia V.3# 1769 Rodolfo Martini, Arnaldo Turricchia, Rina La Guardia (ed.); 1999. Catalogo delle medaglie / V. Secoli XVIII-XIX. 3. Stati Ialiani (1815-1860): Regno di Sardegna. Regno Lombardo-Veneto. Ducato di Modena e Reggio. Ducato di Parma e Piacenza. Repubblica di San Marino. Granducato di Toscana. Regno delle Due Sicilie = Catalog of Medals. Comune di Milano, Settore Cultura Musei e Mostre. Giovanni Battista Camozzi Vertova, Cesare Correnti (ed.), Gaspare Gorresio (ed.); 1886. Catalogo degli oggetti esposti nel padiglione del Risorgimento Italiano / Parte I. Medagliere = Catalog of the Objects Exhibited in the Italian Unification Pavillion. Fratelli Dumolard, Milan, Italy. Auguste Moyaux; 1910. Catalogue des Médailles Commémoratives de Chemins de Fer de tous les Pays = Catalogue of Commemorative Medals of Railways of all Countries. Charles Dupriez, Brussels, Belgium. |
Commemorative issue
Opening of the train line from Genoa to Arona
Obverse
View of the city of Arona with a train entering the main station and a steam boat on the Lago Maggiore.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
STRADA FERRATA DA GENOVA AD ARONA
G. EISEL
LEGGE 5 GIUGNO 1853
Translation: Railway from Genoa to Arona, Law from June 5, 1853
Engraver: G. Eisel
Reverse
8-line inscription above winged star.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AL RE // VITTORIO EMANUELE II // A PIETRO PALEOCAPA // MINISTRO DE LAVORI PUBBLICI // A LUIGI TORELLI // DEPUTATO // ARONA RICONOSCENTE // MDCCCLV
Translation: To the King Victor Emmanuel II; to Pietro Paleocapa, ministry of Public Works; to Luigi Torelli, deputy; Arona is grateful
Engraver: G. Eisel
Edge
Plain
Comments
Pietro Paleocapa was ministry of Public Works from 1848 to 1959 and Luigi Torelli was deputy from 1849 to 1857 by Arona electoral college.
Arona is a comune in Piedmont.
CV#1174
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1855 | MDCCCLV | ||||||||||||||
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