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© NumisCorner
Médaille de l'exposition universelle - Napoléon III
1855 year| Copper | 61 g | 50 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1855 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 61 g |
| Diameter | 50 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#330799 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Standing woman draped in antique style, radiating, holds laurel and star wreaths at arm's length above two women seated on the steps of a podium, draped in antique style. In the center, an eagle holding a thunderbolt in a laurel wreath. On the left, the year 1855.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
1855
LA FRANCE COURONNE
L'ART ET L'INDUSTRIE
CAQUÉ . F .
Engraver: Armand Auguste Caqué
Edge
Smooth with hand punch
Script: Latin
Lettering: CUIVRE
