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Médaille Eugénie Impératrice
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Thickness | 5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Empress Eugénie in high relief, her hair elegantly dressed and gathered in a chignon with curled locks at the nape. The legend arcs around the upper field, and the engraver's signature CAQUE. F appears in small letters below the truncation. A suspension loop is present at the top of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | EUGENIE - IMPERATRICE CAQUE. F |
| Reverse description | A detailed perspective view of the Palais de l'Industrie, Paris, showing its grand façade with arched entrance, colonnades, and iron-and-glass roof structure, flanked by trees. The legend PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE arcs along the upper border, while a six-line text in the exergue records that these medals were struck within the building using a monetary press by the firm Cail & Cie during the Exposition Universelle of 1855. The publisher's signature (ETAIN) MASSONNET EDITEUR appears at the foot of the design. A suspension loop is present at the top of the flan. |
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