Medal - Napoleon III Pupilles de la Marine

€68,555.00
LocationFrance
Year1862
TypeCommemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
CompositionBronze
Weight109 g
Diameter60 mm
Thickness5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
NoticeBarre
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionProfile of Napoleon III, laurel head, goatee and pointed moustache.
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAllegorical figure of the crowned Navy, seated in profile on a cippe, covering four naked children with a veil with her right hand outstretched. Her left hand rests on an upright naval anchor.
Reverse letteringPUPILLES DE LA MARINE 15 NOV 1862 LE CTE P. DE CHASSELOUP DE LAUBAT MINISTRE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1862  - -
Catalog ID8983891800
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