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Medal commemorating Admiral Amédéé Courbet (1827-1885)
Medal commemorating Admiral Amédée Courbet (1827-1885). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Courbet in uniform and order (left). Legend: 'AMIRAL COURBET 1827-1885.' Reverse: Port broadside view of the full-rigged steamer 'Volta' lying in a harbour, a pagoda on a cliff (left) mountains and shipping in distance. Legend: 'FORMOSE . FOU-TCHEOU . RIVIERE MIN . CHEI-POU . PESCADORES.' Exergue (incuse): 'PATRIAE IMPERIVM, SINENSIVM GENTIBVS PACEM DEDIT.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2178 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Patriarche, Louis |
| Places: | France |
| Vessels: | Volta |
| People: | Courbet, Amédée; Courbet, Amédée Patriarche, Louis |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 68 mm |