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Medal - French Panama Canal Construction Commencement
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1880 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an eight-line inscribed text in bold raised lettering filling the entire field, with decorative rules separating the main sections. The inscription names the Canal de Panama, the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique, the dates of 7, 8, and 9 December 1880, and identifies La Banque Parisienne as the presenter to its subscribers. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | CANAL / DE PANAMA / COMPAGNIE UNIVERSELLE / DU CANAL INTEROCÉANIQUE / 7 8 ET 9 DÉCEMBRE 1880 / A SES SOUSCRIPTEURS / LA BANQUE / PARISIENNE |
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