paris exhibition medal

Made:
1878 in Paris
designer:
Jules-Clément Chaplain

Medal, gold, award, Paris Exhibition 1878, awarded to John Haswell (1812-1897) for railway engineering. Obverse: Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1878 Paris, depicting allegorical figure of "France" over Paris, engraved "Haswell"; reverse: Head of "France" with legend "Republique Francaise", designed by J C Chaplain, boxed.

Details

Category:
Coins and Medals
Object Number:
1997-8446
Measurements:
Diameter: 50 mm,
type:
medal
credit:
Haswell, S.G.

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