1914 Panama Canal Completion. Bronze. 38 mm. HK-398. Rarity-4. No. 994. MS-65 (NGC).,Antique golden-brown surfaces are attractively original and very pleasing. Fifty thousand examples of this medal type were struck and subsequently carried through the Panama Canal by the steamship <em>Cristobal</em> on August 3, 1914 -- the first ocean-to-ocean passage of a ship through the Canal.From the Henry Edward Collection.