Médaille de l'exposition universelle - Napoléon III
Médaille de l'exposition universelle - Napoléon III
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Location
France
Year
1855
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Copper
Weight
61 g
Diameter
50 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with hand punch Script: Latin
Period
Notice
Obverse: Eugène-André Oudiné Reverse: Armand Auguste Caqué
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Laureate head of Napoleon III on the left
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
E·A·OUDINÉ
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Standing woman draped in antique style, radiating, holds laurel and star wreaths at arm`s length above two women seated on the steps of a podium, draped in antique style. In the center, an eagle holding a thunderbolt in a laurel wreath. On the left, the year 1855.
Reverse lettering
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
1855
LA FRANCE COURONNE
L`ART ET L`INDUSTRIE
CAQUÉ . F .
