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Medal commemorating the Expedition against Tangier and Mogador, 1844
Medal commemorating the expedition against Tangier and Mogador, 1844. Obverse: Bust of Admiral François Ferdinand d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900) in uniform and order (right). Legend: 'FR . PH . M . FERD . D'ORLÉANS PRINCE DE JOINVILLE.' Reverse: Four vessels and one in distance bombarding the town. In this expedition both Tangier and Mogador were bombarded in August. Legend: 'TANGER 6 AOUT 1844'. Exergue: 'MOGADOR 15 AOUT 1844'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0795 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Caqué, Armand Auguste |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | First Franco-Moroccan War: Capture of Mogador, 1844; First Franco-Moroccan War: Bombardment of Tangier, 1844 |
| Date made: | 1844 |
| People: | d'Orléans, François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 52 mm |