Medal - Exposition Universelle de Besançon - Napoleon III
Medal - Exposition Universelle de Besançon - Napoleon III
€1.00
Location
France
Year
1860
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Silver
Weight
53.28 g
Diameter
49.3 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Armand Auguste Caqué
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Laureate bust facing left.
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
CAQUÉ.F.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Seated turreted female figure holding oak wreath and coins, industrial and scientific objects to lower sides.
Reverse lettering
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE BESANCON
1860
CAQUÉ.F.
LA VILLE DE BESANÇON DISTRIBUANT // DES RÉCOMPENSES AUX BEAUX-ARTS
// A L`INDUSTRIE ET A // L`AGRICULTURE
