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Medal - Lighting of Algiers, Oran, and surrounding cities
| Location | Algeria |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring an ornate gas lamp post in high relief, with a fluted Corinthian column surmounted by a finial and fitted with two lateral lantern arms extending from an anchor-decorated bracket. A circular legend surrounding the field lists the names of cities supplied with hydrogen gas lighting by the company. |
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| 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. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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