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Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869

Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Napoleon III (left). Legend: 'NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'. Reverse: A female figure representing the canal, standing (centre) draped, wearing Mercury's cap; a semi-draped female figure standing (left) representing the Red Sea holding hands with another standing, semi-draped, representing the Mediterranean, a caduceus in her left hand; a pyramid, palm and sphinx (left), a steamer (right). Legend: 'JONCTION DES DEUX MERS' (The joining of the two seas). Exergue: 'CANAL DE SUEZ MDCCCLXIV' (Suez Canal 1864).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0807
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Depaulis, Alexis Joseph; Oudiné, Eugène André
Places: France
Events: Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869
Date made: 1864
People: France, Napoleon III Emperor of
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 73 mm