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Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND (1880) front Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND (1880) back
Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND (1880) photo
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Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND (1880) front Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND (1880) back
© CGB

Medal - Compagnie Universelle du Canal maritime de Suez ND

1880 year
Silver (.950) 40 g 42 mm
Description
Location
 France
Period
 Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
 Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
 1880
Composition
 Silver (.950)
Weight
 40 g
Diameter
 42 mm
Thickness
 3 mm
Shape
 Round
Technique
 Milled
Orientation
 Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
 2024-11-12
References
Numista
 N#152746
Rarity index
 94%

Reverse

Lettering:
COMPAGNIE . VNIVERSELLE . DV . CANAL . MARITIME . DE . SVEZ .
LE .
17 . NOVEMBRE .
1869 .
LE . CANAL . MARITIME .
A . ETE . OUVERT .
A . LA .
GRANDE . NAVIGATION .

Edge

Smooth with a symbol as the mintmark and lettering indicating it is French silver .950 or .800

Lettering: (corne) ARGENT ou 1ARGENT ou 2ARGENT

Translation: Monnaie de Paris

Comment

The horn of plenty before the lettering 1Argent on the edge means it was minted by the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris).

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