Medal - Henri d`Orléans Surrender of Emir Abdelkader

€105,133.00
LocationAlgeria
Year1847
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter51 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
PeriodFrench Colony (1830-1962)
NoticeMaurice Borrel
Reference(s) Escande#25
Obverse descriptionHead of French Governor-General of Algeria, Henri d`Orléans, Duke of Aumale, facing right. Inscription in French. Medalist name at the bottom
Obverse letteringH.E.P. D`ORLÉANS DUC D`AUMALE GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL DE L`ALGERIE BORREL F.
(Translation: Henri Eugène Philippe d`Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Governor-General of Algeria Borrel F.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description10-lines French inscription within wreath
Reverse letteringNEMOURS. 25 DÉCEMBRE 1847. L`ÉMIR ABD-EL-KADER APRÈS 14 ANS DE LUTTE, A FAIT SA SOUMISSION ENTRE LES MAINS DE S.A.R. M.LE DUC D`AUMALE GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL DE L`ALGÉRIE
(Translation: Nemours 25 December 1847 The Emir Abdelkader after 14 years of control, made his submission between hands of S.A.R. M.LE Duke of Aumale Governor-General of Algeria)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1847  - -
Catalog ID5113942340
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