Napoléon III - Jonction des deux mers - Canal de Suez

€2.00
LocationFrance
Year1869
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight32.07 g
Diameter40.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Jules-Clément Chapelain
Reverse: Alexis-Joseph Depaulis
Reference(s) BDM I#401, 559#
Obverse descriptionHead of Napoleon III crowned with laurel wreath to left.
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON III EMPEREUR CHAPLAIN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAllegory between the personified Red Sea on the left and the personified Mediterranean Sea on the right.
Reverse letteringJONCTION DES DEUX MERS DEPAULIS F. CANAL DE SUEZ 1864
(Translation: Junction of the Two Seas)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1869)  - -
Catalog ID7301279940
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