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Medal commemorating Roland Michel Barrin, Marquis de la Galissoniere (1693-1756) and the cruiser 'Galissonière'
Medal commemorating Roland Michel Barrin, Marquis de la Galissonière (1693-1756) and the cruiser 'Galissonière'. Obverse: Bust of M. de la Galissonière in a tie-wig and armour (three-quarter left). Legend: 'R . M . DE LA GALISSONNIERE . 1693-1756'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the cruiser under steam. Legend: 'MARINE NATIONALE FRANÇAISE' (The French National Marine). Exergue: 'CROISEVR LA GALISSONNIÈRE LANCÉ A BREST LE 18 NOV-1933.' (The cruiser 'La Galissonnière' launched at Brest 18 November 1933.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2176 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lenoir, P.; Ridet, Georges |
| Places: | France |
| Vessels: | La Galissoniere 1933 (French) |
| Date made: | 1934 |
| People: | Barrin, Roland Michel; Barrin, Roland Michel Lenoir, P. Ridet, Georges |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm |