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Medal - Napoleon III Pupilles de la Marine
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing laureate bust of Napoleon III in high relief, with characteristic imperial goatee and pointed moustache. The engraver's signature BARRE appears on the truncation. The legend arcs along the left and right rims. |
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| Reverse description | An allegorical crowned female figure personifying the Navy, seated facing left on a draped surface, extends her right arm to shelter four young naked children with a veil. Her left hand rests on an upright naval anchor beside a rectangular tablet inscribed with the date 15 NOV 1862. The legend arcs along the upper rim, and a three-line dedicatory inscription appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | PUPILLES DE LA MARINE 15 NOV 1862 LE CTE P. DE CHASSELOUP DE LAUBAT MINISTRE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES. |
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