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Medal commemorating the visit of Admiral François Ferdinand de Joinville (1818-1900) to Rio de Janeiro, 1838

Medal commemorating the visit of Admiral François Ferdinand d'Orleans, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900) to Rio de Janeiro, 1838. Obverse: The prince in naval uniform standing on the shore being greeted by an Indian in robes, feathered hat and staff in right hand; the masts of a ship with sails furled (left) the bay in the distance. Reverse: Inscription, 'O PRINCIPE DE JOINVILLE DISEMBARCANDO N/O RIO DE JANEIRO 5/1 1838.' (The Prince de Joinville disembarking at Rio de Janeiro.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC2512
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Azevedo, C. C. de
Events: Visit of Prince de Joinville to Rio de Janeiro, 1838
Date made: 1838
People: d'Orléans, François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie; d'Orléans, François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 38 mm