Medal commemorating the voyage of Prince Jérôme Napoleon, 1856

Medal commemorating the voyage of Prince Jérôme Napoleon, 1856. Obverse: Head of the Prince (left). Legend: 'S . A . I . LE PRINCE NAPOLEON.' Reverse: Inscription, 'VOYAGE DE S . A . I . MGR LE PRINCE NAPOLEON DANS LES MERS DU NORD A BORD DE LA REINE HORTENSE ET DU COCYTE 1856.' (The voyage of S . A . I . Mgr the Prince Napoleon in the North Sea on board 'Reine Hortense' and the 'Cocyte', 1856.) Within a pearl border.

Object Details

ID: MEC0804
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Barré, Aristide
Places: France
Vessels: Cocyte fl.1856 (French); Reine Hortense fl.1856 (French)
Date made: 1856
People: Bonaparte, Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm