Medal - Napoleon III (Pupilles de la Marine) 1862 front Medal - Napoleon III (Pupilles de la Marine) 1862 back
Medal - Napoleon III (Pupilles de la Marine) 1862 photo
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Medal - Napoleon III Pupilles de la Marine

1862 year
Bronze 109 g 60 mm
Description
Location
France
Emperor
Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870)
Type
Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year
1862
Composition
Bronze
Weight
109 g
Diameter
60 mm
Thickness
5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#68555
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Allegorical figure of the crowned Navy, seated in profile on a cippe, covering four naked children with a veil with her right hand outstretched. Her left hand rests on an upright naval anchor.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PUPILLES DE LA MARINE
15 NOV 1862
LE CTE P. DE CHASSELOUP DE LAUBAT MINISTRE DE LA MARINE ET DES COLONIES.

Engraver: Barre

Edge

Plain