Medal commemorating Captain Nicholas Baudin's expedition to New Holland (Australia)
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 CAPITAINE BAUDIN' (The 'Géographe' and the 'Naturaliste', commanded by Captain Baudin).
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0829 |
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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 (France); Naturaliste fl.1801 (French) |
Date made: | 1801 |
People: | Bonaparte, Napoleon; Baudin, Nicholas |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |