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Medal commemorating La Cordeliere and the cruiser 'Primauguet'
Medal commemorating La Cordeliere and the cruiser 'Primauguet'. Obverse: Port broadside view of a three-masted mediaeval ship under sail carrying two flags bearing fleur-de-lis; under an inscribed band a ribboned coat of arms. Legend: 'LA CORDELIERE'. Inscription: 'COMBAT DE ST MATHIEU 10 AOUT 1512.' (Battle of St Mathieu 10 August 1512.) Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the cruiser; on ribbon, 'VAR VOR HA VAR ZOUAR.' Inscription: 'CROISEUR PRIMAUGUET LANCÉ A BREST LE 21 MAI 1924.' (The cruiser 'Primauguet' launched at Brest 21 May 1924.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2167 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cochet, Robert |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | War of the League of Cambrai: Battle of St Mathieu, 1512 |
| Vessels: | Primauguet 1924 (French) |
| Date made: | 1924 |
| People: | Cochet, Robert |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm |