Medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1955
        
        Medal commemorating the 150th anniversary of Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1955.  Obverse: Head of the Statesman Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps (1805-1894) (left). Legend: 'FERDINAND DE LESSEPS CENTCINQUANTENAIRE 1805-1955.' (Ferdinand de Lesseps, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary, 1805-1955.) Reverse: Two hands tearing open the earth, the bow of a steamship approaching between. Exergue: 'APERIRE TERRAM GENTIBUS.'
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2188 | 
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| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Baron, Roger B. | 
| Places: | France | 
| Events: | Birth of Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1805 | 
| Date made: | 1955 | 
| People: | Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de; Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de Baron, Roger B. | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 59 mm | 
 
                    