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Medal - Napoleon III Palais de l'industrie - vue des galeries ND
1855 year| Copper | 146.23 g | 68.26 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1855 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 146.23 g |
| Diameter | 68.26 mm |
| Thickness | 6.14 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#85735 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
View of the interior of the Palais de l'Industrie, with the galleries and colonnades
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JACQUES WIENER FEC. MANGUIN DEL.
PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE
VUE DES GALERIES.
Engraver: Jacques Wiener
Edge
Smooth finish with the word "cuivre" (copper) debossed, preceded by the hallmark of the Paris workshop.
Lettering: CUIVRE
Comment
Also available in zinc (137 g.) and a similar smaller version (37 mm, 20.5 g.).This medal is unusual in that its actual thickness (7.5 mm) is greater than that of the listel (6.14 mm). The portrait of Napoleon III protrudes beyond the listel.
