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Medal commemorating the destruction of the Turkish fleet at Sinope, 1853
Medal commemorating the destruction of the Turkish fleet at Sinope, 1853. Obverse: Within a band with pearl ring, bust of the Sultan in a fez, aigrette, robe and orders (front) face (three-quarter left). Legend: 'ABDHUL-MEDJID-KHAN EMPEREUR DES OTTOMANS.' Three stars below. Reverse: A draped female figure, staff tipped with crescent and star in left hand, places with right hand a wreath on a bier, covered with a pall embroidered with anchors. An antique prow in front of it. Trophies both sides. Legend: 'EUROPE ILS SONT MORTS POUR TOI.' Exergue: 'SINOPE 1853.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0288 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hart, L. J. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Crimean War: Destruction of the Turkish fleet at Sinope, 1853 |
| Date made: | 1853 |
| People: | Khan, Abdul Medjidfl |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 68 mm |