The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 150 let železnice na území Československa [150th Anniversary of Railways in Czechoslovakia], 1989, a silver medal by L. Šindelář, steam locomotive pulling train over a viaduct, rev. standing figures waving at an electric locomotive, obv. foundry-marked mk 900, 40mm, 34.41g (cf. Höhn 101, 351; cf. Macho & Chlapovič e22, 3001). Brilliant mint state £50-£70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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H.D. Rauch Auktion e15, 16 June 2014 (1899)

The first railway in the country, from Vienna to Břeclav in Moravia, opened on 6 June 1839; the line was extended to Brno later that year.