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Medal commemorating the siege of Paris and the French Naval Brigade, 1870

Medal commemorating the siege of Paris and the French Naval Brigade, 1870. Obverse: The head of Republican France, wearing cap of Liberty (left). Below: two hands clasped and the initials 'E . T .' Legend: 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.' Reverse: Inscription in centre, 'LE MARINS DE LA GLOIRE ET DE LA DÉVASTATION ONT REPOUSSÉS LES PRUSSIENS AVEC UNE GROSSE LOCOMOTIVE BLINDÉE LE 2 XBRE 1870.' Legend: 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE UNE ET INDIVISIBLE . VIVE LA LIBERTÉ'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2284
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Franco-Prussian War: Siege of Paris, 1870-1871
Vessels: Glory fl.1870 (French); Devastation (1855)
Date made: 1870
People: French Naval Brigade
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 46 mm