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Medal commemorating the voyage of corvette, 'La Coquille', 1822

Medal commemorating the voyage of corvette, 'La Coquille', 1822. Obverse: Head of King Louis XVIII (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . XVIII FRANC . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Inscribed with the names of the commander and other admiralty officials, 'S.A.R. MGR. LE DUC D'ANGOULÊME AMIRAL DE FRANCE MR. LE MIS. DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE PAIR DE FRANCE MINISTRE DE MARINE MR. DUPERREY LIEUT. DE VAU. COMT. L'EXPÉDITION 1822'. Lieut. Duperrey sailed on a cruise round the world in this vessel. Legend: 'VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE DE LA CORVETTE LA COQUILLE.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0778
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Andrieu, Bertrand; Marcassus, Jean Pierre Casimir de
Events: First Voyage of corvette Astrolabe, 1826-1829
Vessels: Coquille, fl.1822 (French)
Date made: 1822
People: de France, Louis Stanislas Xavier; Duperrey, Louis Isidore
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 51 mm