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Prize medal, international exhibition, France, 1889
Prize medal, international exhibition, France, 1889. Obverse: A male figure, seated on an anvil and wearing an apron, representing industry (right) indicates the exhibition buildings below. A female figure representing art (right) crowns him with a wreath. Legend: 'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE', '1889'. Reverse: A female figure with a trumpet (Fame) embraces a herm with the head wearing a Phrygian cap (Marianne). Inscription: 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE'. On a tablet below 'DENNY AND CO'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED2796 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Prize medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bottée, Louis-Alexandre |
| Date made: | 1873 |
| People: | Denny Bros Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Denny Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm |
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