Medal commemorating the opening of the Lisbon dry dock, 1967

Medal commemorating the opening of the Lisbon dry dock, 1967. Obverse: Port-bow view of a bulk carrier in dry dock, a single link of chain below. Legend: 'INAUGURAÇÃO DO ESTALEIRO DA MARGUEIRA 23 DE JUNHO DE 1967'. Exergue: 'ESTALEIROS NAVAIS DE LISBOA'. Reverse: Eurasia and part of the Americas, a map showing principal trade routes with Lisbon at the centre of these, a long ship and two galleons below. Legend: 'LISNAVE NO CENTRO DAS ROTAS DE MAIOR TRÁFEGO MUNDIAL'.

Object Details

ID: MEC2237
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Leopoldo de Almeida
Events: Opening of the Lisbon Dry Dock, 1967
Date made: 1967
People: King Charles X of France; Leopoldo de Almeida
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 90 mm
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