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1925, Kingdom of Romania. "1st International Mining Congress & Exhibition" Medal.

Ausbeute, Bergbau, Hüttenwesen Länder und Orte Ausland Rumänien Bronzemedaille 1925 (Carniol) Bergbau Ausstellung in Bukarest. Wappen / Gebirgslandschaft, darüber Adler mit Wappen. 65 mm, 106,50 g Müseler - Kl. Randfehler, fast prägefrisch

Rumänien Medaille 1925, von Carniol. Auf den 1. Bergbau-Kongress in Bukarest. Gekröntes Wappen / Adler mit Schriftband über bergiger Landschaft. 65 mm, 107,01 g.

Mint Year: 1925   Medallist: M.Carniol   Condition: Minor toning spots, otherwise a nice XF-AU with most of the silver plating intact!   Denomination: Medal - 1st International Mining Exposition in Bucharest / Technical Mining Exposition in Bucharest, 27th. Sept-5th November 1925.   Material: Bronze (silver plated)   Weight: 106.80gm   Diameter: 65mm

Obverse: Sun rising behind Romanian eagle with cross in beak, holding coat-of-arms in front of inscribed band with motto ("LABOR IMPROBUS OMNIA VINCIT" - "Steady work overcame all things") flying above mountains.   Legend: PRIMUL CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DE SONDAJE * EXPOZITIA TECHNICO MINERA DIN BUCURESTI *     / 27. SEPT. - 5. NOV. 1925 Translated: "1st International Congress of Exploration * Technical Mining Exposition in Bucharest" / "27th September-5th November 1925"

Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Romania, surrounded by legend.   Legend: "Under the high patronage of ... Prince Carol of Romania"

Labor omnia vincit is a Latin phrase meaning "Work conquers all". The phrase is adapted from Virgil's Georgics, Book I, line 145–6: ...Labor omnia vicit / improbus ("Steady work overcame all things"). The poem was written in support of Augustus Caesar's "Back to the land" policy, aimed at encouraging more Romans to become farmers. The actual meaning of the phrase can be obtained as the following: "anything can be achieved if proper work is applied".

Teliu tunnel from Harman - Intorsura Buzaului railway line is the longest railway tunnel in Romania, located in Teliu commune, Brasov county. It has a length of 4,369.5 m and is provided for a double electrified track. At the exit of the tunnel, it enters the Buzau Turnstile station, 37 km long rail line. It was built by the German company Julius Berger between 1924 and 1929. It bears the name of the Teliu brook, in the valley of which passes the railway.

An earlier project aimed to build a railroad linking Brasov with Buzaul, crossing the Carpathians. On the Moldavian side there was a railway from 1909 between Buzau and Nehoias. The project for a railway from Harman (from where it links to the railway Brasov - Sfântu-Gheorghe) to the Intorsura Buzaului was made in 1922, officially establishing that it was a public utility work. After the inauguration of this line, which was meant to make the junction through the Buzau pass with the Nehoias - Buzau line, the crossing of the Carpathians stopped. The railway was officially inaugurated on June 25, 1931.