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Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869
Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869. Obverse: A female figure seated (left), an olive wand in her right and a torch in her left hand upraised; another standing, a lamp in her right hand; a cogged wheel (right), a map of the canal on a wall behind. Legend: 'L'EPARGNE . FRANÇAISE . PREPARE . LA . PAIX . DV . MONDE' (French economy prepares the peace of the world). Reverse: Inscription. Legend: 'COMPAGNE . VNIVERSELLE . DV . CANAL . MARITIME . DE . SUEZ'. (The Universal Company of the Suez Sea Canal). Inscription: 'LE . 17 . NOVEMBRE . 1869 . LE . CANAL . MARITIME . A . ETE . OUVERT . A . LA . GRANDE . NAVIGATION' (On 17 November 1869 the sea canal was opened for grand navigation).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0553 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | O. Roty |
| Events: | Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869 |
| Date made: | 1869 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |
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