Construction of the Ludwigkanal (Bamberg) 1845 front Construction of the Ludwigkanal (Bamberg) 1845 back
Construction of the Ludwigkanal (Bamberg) 1845 photo
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Construction of the Ludwigkanal Bamberg

1845 year
Bronze 33.71 g 40.8 mm
Description
Location
Kingdom of Bavaria (German States)
King
Louis I (Ludwig I) (1825-1848)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1845
Composition
Bronze
Weight
33.71 g
Diameter
40.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#244534
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

City and landscape view with the new canal.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DONAU U.MAIN F. D. SCHIFFFAHRT VERBUNDEN, // EIN WERK,V. CARL D. GROSSEN VERSUCHT, // DURCH LUDWIG I, KOENIG V. BAYERN, // NEU BEGONNEN U. VOLLENDET.
KELLHEIM // I. I. NEUSS D.

Engraver: Johann Jakob Neuss

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Ludwig Canal (or King Ludwig Canal, to be more precise) is a 178 km-long, small-gauge canal in Germany (it only allows the transit of 32 m × 4.50 m vessels), linking the Danube from Kelheim to the Main at Bamberg, serving Nuremberg, and thus ultimately linking the Rhine and the Danube. It was built between 1836 and 1842 on the basis of a subscription to a joint-stock company, but did not enter service until 1845. Following the destruction of the Second World War and the decline in traffic, the canal was abandoned in 1950 and partly filled in. A few sections are still in use today as part of the Bavarian state heritage. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)