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Medal - International maritime exhibition Le Havre
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Composition | Gilt bronze |
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| Obverse description | A crowned allegorical female figure seated in three-quarter view at center, her arm resting on an anchor, surrounded by cargo and trade goods in the foreground. Two sailing vessels are depicted in the background, one a square-rigged ship to the right. The legend arcs around the upper field, with HAVRE and the date 1868 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three oval medallion busts arranged in a trefoil composition: at top, a laureate male bust facing left (Napoleon III); at lower left, a young male bust facing left; at lower right, a female bust facing left. Oak branches flank the upper medallion. The engraver's signature VIEUXMAIRE appears along the lower rim, with the initial N below the central medallion junction. |
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