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Medal - Visit of the Russian fleet in Toulon
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1893 |
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| Diameter | 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of two female allegorical figures representing Russia and France in left profile relief; the figure of Russia wears an ornate jewelled kokoshnik headdress and a pearl necklace, while France wears a laurel wreath. Their clasped hands are depicted in the lower field, symbolising Franco-Russian alliance. The engraver's signature J.C. CHAPLAIN appears at the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | RUSSIE. FRANCE. |
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| Reverse lettering | VISITE DE L'ESCADRE RUSSE A TOULON 13 OCTOBRE 1893 PARIS · LYON MARSEILLE |
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