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Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia), 1801
Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia), 1801. Obverse: Bust of Bonaparte as First Consul in uniform (left). Legend: 'BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REP . FRANCE .' Exergue: 'EXPEDITION DE DÉCOUVERTES AN . 9 .' (Expedition of discovery). Reverse: Inscription, 'LES CORVETTES LE GÉOGRAPHE ET LE NATURALISTE, COMMANDÉES PAR LE CAPTAINE BAUDIN.' (The 'Geographe' and the 'Naturaliste', commanded by Captain Baudin.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0828 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Montagny, Pierre Antoine |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Baudin's expedition to New Holland, 1801 |
| Vessels: | Geographe fl.1801 (French); Naturaliste fl.1801 (French) |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon; Baudin, Nicholas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |