Prize medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1855
Awarded to David Kirkaldy. Obverse: Head of Napoleon III (R). Legend: "NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR". Reverse: The French eagle surmounted by a crown, within the insignia of the Legion of Honour, palm and laurel branches, the whole surrounded by the shields of twenty nations. Legend: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE.AGRICULTURE.INDUSTRIE.BEAUX ARTS.PARIS 1855" Below (incuse) "DAVID KIRKALDY". Box lid: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1855.MEDAILLE DE 2ME CLASSE".
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Object Details
ID: | MED1654 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Prize medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Events: | Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855 |
Date made: | circa 1855 |
People: | Kirkaldy, David |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 59 mm |
Parts: | Prize medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1855 |
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