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Medal - Launch of the ocean liner S. S. Champlain
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1932 |
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| Weight | 142.94 g |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of explorer Samuel de Champlain standing facing left, wearing 17th-century dress with a flowing cape, holding his hat in his right hand and resting his left hand on a cane, with a cityscape in low relief in the background. The circular legend arcs around the upper field, and the engraver's signature RAYMOND DELAMARRE appears in small lettering along the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Two ships depicted in high relief sailing on stylized waves: a large 20th-century transatlantic steam liner (the SS Champlain) in the background and a smaller 17th-century square-rigged sailing vessel in the foreground. The legend COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE arcs across the upper field, while the dates 1603 and 1932 flank the name CHAMPLAIN along the lower arc. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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