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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.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0814 |
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| 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 |