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Prize medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1855
Awarded to John Trotman. 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) "CLASS XII TROTMAN'S ANCHORS". Edge: "ARGENT".
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1784 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855 |
| Date made: | 1855 |
| People: | Trotman, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 59 mm |
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