Medal - Sir John Pope Hennessy

€150,611.00
LocationMauritius
Year1890
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight134.33 g
Diameter68.7 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeLouis-Oscar Roty
Reference(s) Maz#29
Obverse descriptionBust facing right.
Obverse letteringSIR JOHN POPE / HENNESSY O. ROTY
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionFemale personification of Mauritius seated left holding out arms in farewell towards a leaving ship.
Reverse letteringA SIR. JOHN POPE HENNESSY. K. C. M. G. GOUVERNEVR DE L`ILE MAVRICE/ ET DE SES DEPANDANCES LES MAVRICIENS RECONAISSANTS XXII // DECEMBRE // MDCCC // LXXXVIII O. ROTY
Reverse script
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1890  - -
Catalog ID2315467430
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