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Medal commemorating the minister Jeane Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) and the cruiser 'Colbert'
Medal commemorating the minister Jeane Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683) and the cruiser 'Colbert'. Obverse: Bust of the minister Colbert in a long wig deep collar and robe (right). Legend: 'IOAN . BAPT . COLBERT . REGNI . ADMINISTER . REGIA . AB . INTIMIS . CONSILIIS . ET . MANDATIS.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the cruiser 'Colbert'. Inscription, below: 'COLBERT CROISEUR DE LA MARINE NATIONALE FRANÇAISE LANCÉ A BREST LE 20 AVRIL 1928' (The cruiser 'Colbert' of the French National Marine launched at Brest 20 April 1928).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2170 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bernard, after T. |
| Places: | France |
| Vessels: | Colbert 1928 (French) |
| Date made: | 1928 |
| People: | Colbert, Jeane Baptiste; Colbert, Jeane Baptiste |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |