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Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Captain Lamalignie
Medal die commemorating the siege of Paris, 1870-1871 and Captain Larrett Lamalignie. A die, uniface. Inscription. 'LE CAPTAINE LARRET LAMALIGNIE VIEUX MARIN INTRÉPIDE LORSQU'IL APPRIT AU FORT DE MONTROUGE QUE LA FAMINE OBLIGE PARIS A SE RENDRE PRÉFÉRE LA MORT PLUTOT QUE DE QUITTER SON VIEUX CANON 29 FEV 1871.' (Captain Larret Lamalignie, a brave old sailor, as soon as he learnt at Fort Montrouge that famine compelled Paris to surrender, preferred death sooner than desert his old gun, 29 February 1871.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0815 |
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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: | Lamalignie, Captd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 mm |
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