File:1906 Silver Medal Milan International Exhibition.jpg

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Description	Diameter = 44 mm. 43.17 g Ag Medallion for the opening of the Milan International Exhibition 28 April 1906 until 31 October, and the Simplon Railway Tunnel on 19 May 1906. Simplon Tunnel from the Italian Side (South Portal) with the finished east shaft and workers still by the west shaft. i line in the centre: "MILANO", 4 lines in exergue: "ESPOSIZIONE INTERNAZIONALE MILANO 1906 MOSTRA ORTICOLA INTERNAZIONALE"/ Naked worker r. holding hammer (labour) looking at woman l. with hand in book (science), 3 lines l. above: "LABOR SCIENTIÆ AVXILIO GLORIAM CONSEQVITVR". Forrer VII, p. 481 and p. 356 Medallist: Giannino (Castiglioni), 1884 Milan - 1971 Lierna, Como, Italy @ S. (Stabilimento Stefano) Johnson Condition: EXTREMELY FINE, with an old patina
Source	I personally took this photo from the original medal
Date	24 December 2013
Author	Berlin-George
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