Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and G Lambert, the explorer

Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Gustave Lambert, the explorer. A die, uniface. Inscription: 'MORT DU SAVANT MARIN GUSTAVE LAMBERT PROMOTEUR D'UN VOYAGE AU PÔLE NORD 19 JANVIER 1871 BATAILLE DE BUZENVAL.' (Death of the learned sailor, Gustave Lambert, promoter of a voyage to the North Pole, 19 January 1871, at the Battle of Buzenval.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0814
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: 1871
People: Lambert, Gustave
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 38 mm
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