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Plaquette - 50th anniversary of the Compagnie Maritime Belge
| Location | Belgian Congo (1908-1960) |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The CMB house flag in relief at centre, depicted as a swallowtail pennant with diagonal stripes and a central crowned shield device on a mast, flying to the right. Below, the company initials and founding-to-anniversary dates are inscribed in two lines across the plain field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed high-relief depiction of a CMB cargo-passenger steamship underway to the left, shown at three-quarter bow view with masts, rigging, funnel, superstructure, and anchor visible. Waves are rendered in low relief below the hull, and the engraver's circular monogram mark appears in the lower right corner of the field. |
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