Medal commemorating the opening of the Lisbon dry dock, 1967
Medal commemorating the opening of the Lisbon dry dock, 1967. Obverse: Port-bow view of a bulk carrier in dry dock, a single link of chain below. Legend: 'INAUGURAÇÃO DO ESTALEIRO DA MARGUEIRA 23 DE JUNHO DE 1967'. Exergue: 'ESTALEIROS NAVAIS DE LISBOA'. Reverse: Eurasia and part of the Americas, a map showing principal trade routes with Lisbon at the centre of these, a long ship and two galleons below. Legend: 'LISNAVE NO CENTRO DAS ROTAS DE MAIOR TRÁFEGO MUNDIAL'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2237 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Leopoldo de Almeida |
| Events: | Opening of the Lisbon Dry Dock, 1967 |
| Date made: | 1967 |
| People: | King Charles X of France; Leopoldo de Almeida |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 90 mm |