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Medal commemorating the Expedition of the corvette 'Uraine', 1817

Medal commemorating the expedition of the corvette 'Uranie', 1817. Obverse: Head of King Louis XVIII with long hair (right). Legend: 'LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAV.' Reverse: Inscription. Legend: (above), 'HEMISPHERE AUSTRAL.'; (below) 'PHYSIQUE ASTRONOMIE.' Inscription across the field: 'LA CORVETTE L'URANIE MR . LS . DE FREYCINET COMMANDT . S . A . R . MGR . LE DUC D'ANGOULÊME AMIRAL DE FRANCE MR . LE VTE . DU BOUCHAGE MINISTRE DE LA MARINE . 1817.' The inscription gives the names of the commandant M. Freycinet and those of government officials.
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Object details

ID: MEC0546
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de
Places: France
Events: Expedition of the corvette Uraine, 1817-1819
Vessels: Uranie (1811)
Date made: 1817
People: de France, Louis Stanislas Xavier
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm