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Medal - Henri d'Orléans Surrender of Emir Abdelkader
| Location | Algeria |
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| Year | 1847 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bare-headed bust of Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, in right profile, with mustache and goatee, set within an inner border. A circular legend naming the subject and his title runs around the periphery, with the medalist's signature BORREL F. in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | H.E.P. D'ORLÉANS DUC D'AUMALE GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL DE L'ALGÉRIE BORREL F. |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a nine-line commemorative inscription in the field, enclosed within a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the base. The text records the surrender of Emir Abd-el-Kader at Nemours on 23 December 1847 to the Duke of Aumale, Governor-General of Algeria. |
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