Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris and death of Lieutenant Edgard Saisset, 1870

Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris and death of Lieutenant Edgard Saisset, 1870. A die, uniface. Inscription, incuse: 'MORT DU LIEUTENANT DE VAISSEAU EDGARD SAISSET FILS UNIQUE DU VICE AMIRAL SAISSET LE 17 9BRE 1870 AU BOMBT DU FORT DE MONTROUGE.' (Death of Naval Lieutenant Edgard Saisset, only son of Vice-Admiral Saisset, 17 November 1870, at the bombardment of Fort Montrouge.) This and the following six were dies struck for the popular medals sold during the seige.

Object Details

ID: MEC0811
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal die
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: France
Events: Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris, 1870-1871
Date made: 1870
People: Saisset, Edgard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm
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