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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse chipped. Obverse: The head of Napoleon III (right). Legend: 'NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'. Reverse: View of the bombardment of Bomarsund. Two flying female figures, representing France and England hover above. Exergue: 'PRISE DE BOMARSUND 16 AOUT 1854'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1165 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Caque |
| Events: | Crimean War: Bombardment of Bomarsund, 1854 |
| Date made: | 16 Aug 1854 |
| People: | France, Napoleon III Emperor of |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 8 mm x 70 mm |