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Medal - Lighting of Algiers, Oran, and surrounding cities
| Location | Algeria |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | CLG CENTLE D'ECLCE PAR LE GAZ HYD NE DIEPPE · FECAMP · HONFLEUR · PONTAUDEMER GRANVILLE · MORLAIX · ST MALO · ST SERVAN QUIMPER · CHARTRES · BERNAY PARIS · P · M · ALGER · ORAN. |
| Reverse description | Upper half depicts an elevation view of a neoclassical gas works building with a central arched portico, flanking wings, and a tall chimney stack, flanked by two industrial retort structures. Lower half presents an architectural floor plan of the same facility. Three dates — 1839, 1847, and 1852 — appear in the field, marking key milestones of the gas company. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1839 1847 1852 |
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