Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869

Made:
1869 in France
Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869 Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869

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Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869
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Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medal commemorating opening of Suez canal 17 November 1869, obverse with portrait of Ferdinand de Lesseps and relief map of canal and environs, reverse with inscriptions, bronze, diameter 73mm, depth 6mm, French, 1869. Rim legend: cuivre. Obverse: artist br, C. Trotin

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1988-698
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
diameter: 6 x 73 mm
type:
medal
credit:
Eimer, C.