Medal celebrating the entente cordiale
Medal commemorating the flourishing navy. Uniface. France armed with the trident, and crowned, driving Neptune's sea chariot (to left). Legend: 'SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS.' (The glory of the Navy.) Exergue: Stern view of antique galley, marked 'GALLIA'. Restruck for the naval review of the British and French fleets in 1905 mounted on a wooden plaque. On plaque: 'PORTSMOUTH AOVT 1905.' On reverse of plaque: 'S . M . EDOVARD VII PASSE EN REVVE LES ESCADRES ANGLAISE ET FRANÇAISE A PORTSMOUTH LE 9 AOVT 1905.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0535 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
Places: | France |
Date made: | 1693; 1905 |
People: | French Navy |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 72 mm |