Medal commemorating the battleship 'Dunkerque'

Medal commemorating the battleship 'Dunkerque'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the battleship 'Dunkerque' the arms of the city of Dunkirk behind. Legend: 'DUNKERQUE'. Inscription: 'BREST 1935'. Reverse: Inscription, 'A CEUX QUI LE CONSTRUISIRENT A CEUX QUI LE CONDIRONT' (To those who built her, to those who will steer her).

Object Details

ID: MEC2180
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Pierre Turin
Places: France
Vessels: Dunkerque 1935 (French)
Date made: 1935
People: Pierre Turin
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm