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Medal commemorating the International Maritime Exhibition, Havre, 1868
Medal commemorating the International Maritime Exhibition, Havre, 1868. Obverse: Heads of the Emperor Napoleon III, laureate, and the Prince Imperial conjoined (left). Legend: 'S.A. LE PRINCE IMPÉRIAL NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'. Reverse: A coat of arms, dolphins as supporters, surmounted by a naval crown; above, the head of France in glory; the whole resting on an inscribed tablet with sprays of oak and laurel below. Legend: 'EXPOSITION . MARITIME . INTERNATIONALE . DU . HAVRE'. Inscribed on either side: (left) 'FRANCE ETATS UNIS PRUSSE SUÈDE NORWÈGE HANSES RUSSIE ORIENT OCEANIE'; (right) 'ANGLETERRE AUTRICHE DANEMARK ESPAGNE PORTUGAL ITALIE PAYS-BAS SUISSE AMÉRIQUE'. Inscribed on tablet: 'DECERNÉE PAR LE JURY NOMME PAR LES EXPOSANTS' (Decreed by the jury, honoured by the exhibitors). Below: '1868'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0809 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | A. Hamel & Co.; C. Trotin |
| Events: | International Maritime Exhibition Havre, 1868 |
| Date made: | 1868 |
| People: | France, Napoleon III Emperor of; Bonaparte, Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 60 mm |