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Medal - Deportation of republicans by Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Advertising medallion |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a relief depiction of a sailing ship in profile, with the date '20 AOUT 1848' divided on either side in the lower exergue area. Six lines of legend fill the upper and central field above the ship, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | TRANSPORTATION // DE PLUS DE // 4000 CITOYENS. QUI // SOUFFRENT ENCORE SUR // LES PONTONS DE BREST, // CHERBOURG ET LORIENT. 20 AOUT / 1848 |
| Reverse description | Plain field entirely occupied by nine lines of raised legend, with no figurative design elements, enclosed within a beaded border. The text denounces the state of siege and General Cavaignac's role in imprisoning republicans, sarcastically calling him the saviour of the fatherland. |
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