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Medal commemorating the voyage of corvette, 'La Coquille', 1822
Medal commemorating the voyage of corvette, 'La Coquille', 1822. Obverse: Head of King Louis XVIII (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . XVIII FRANC . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Inscribed with the names of the commander and other admiralty officials, 'S.A.R. MGR. LE DUC D'ANGOULÊME AMIRAL DE FRANCE MR. LE MIS. DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE PAIR DE FRANCE MINISTRE DE MARINE MR. DUPERREY LIEUT. DE VAU. COMT. L'EXPÉDITION 1822'. Lieut. Duperrey sailed on a cruise round the world in this vessel. Legend: 'VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE DE LA CORVETTE LA COQUILLE.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0778 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de |
| Events: | First Voyage of corvette Astrolabe, 1826-1829 |
| Vessels: | Coquille, fl.1822 (French) |
| Date made: | 1822 |
| People: | de France, Louis Stanislas Xavier; Duperrey, Louis Isidore |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 51 mm |