Medal commemorating the Expedition of the corvette 'Uraine', 1817
Medal commemorating the expedition of the corvette 'Uraine', 1817. Obverse: Head of King Louis XVIII with long hair (right). Legend: 'LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAV.' Reverse: Inscription. Legend: (above), 'HEMISPHERE AUSTRAL.'; (below) 'PHYSIQUE ASTRONOMIE.' Inscription across the field: 'LA CORVETTE L'URANIE MR . LS . DE FREYCINET COMMANDT . S . A . R . MGR . LE DUC D'ANGOULÊME AMIRAL DE FRANCE MR . LE VTE . DU BOUCHAGE MINISTRE DE LA MARINE . 1817.' The inscription gives the names of the commandant M. Freycinet and those of government officials.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0546 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de |
Places: | France |
Events: | Expedition of the corvette Uraine, 1817-1819 |
Vessels: | Uraine fl.1817 (French) |
Date made: | 1817 |
People: | de France, Louis Stanislas Xavier |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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