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Medal commemorating the Bureau Veritas centenary 1828-1928
Medal commemorating the Bureau Veritas centenary 1828-1928. Obverse: France, crowned, seated in her sea-car (left), a trident in her right hand, driving Neptune's sea horses. Exergue: stern of ship with rayed head, and paddles and anchors to either side. Legend: 'SPLENDOR REI NAVALIS.' Exergue: 'GALLIA.' Reverse: Raised circular plaque, inscribed, surrounded by an oak and laurel garland, a lion's head in the centre at the base. Inscription: 'BVREAV VERITAS 1828-1928.' On the edge 'BRONZE.' Box has impressed inscription in gold: 'BUREAU VERITAS 1828-1928.' After Jean Mauger.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2889 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Creation of Bureau Veritas, 1828 |
| Date made: | 1928 |
| People: | Bureau Veritas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 73 mm |
| Parts: | Medal commemorating the Bureau Veritas centenary 1828-1928 |