Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Head of Oscar I. Legend: 'OSCAR SVERIGES NORR . GOTH . OCH VEND . KONUNG.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of the 'Eugenie'. Legend: 'FREGATTEN EUGENIES JORDOMSEGLING' (Circumnavigation of the globe by the frigate 'Eugenie'). Exergue: 'UNDER C.A. VIRGINS BEFAL'
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1379 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Eugenie fl.1851 |
| Date made: | 1851-3 |
| People: | Bernadotte, Joseph François Oscar; Virgin, Christian Adolf |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 32 mm |
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