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French Victory Medal proper obverse, improper reverse
| Location | Algeria |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field features four horizontal lines of Arabic legend in raised relief, divided by ruled lines across the full width of the coin. The design is enclosed within a beaded border running along the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطان البرين و خاقان البحرين السلطان محمود خان عز نصره (Translation: The sultan of the two lands and the Khagon of the two seas Sultan Mahmoud Khan may he be victorious.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central medallion enclosed within a lobed, floral cartouche, itself surrounded by a beaded border. The field contains multi-line Arabic legend in raised relief, with the date 1857 rendered in Western numerals within the central area. |
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