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Description: | Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869. Obverse: A female figure seated (left), an olive wand in her right and a torch in her left hand upraised; another standing, a lamp in her right hand; a cogged wheel (right), a map of the canal on a wall behind. Legend: 'L'EPARGNE . FRAN�AISE . PREPARE . LA . PAIX . DV . MONDE' (French economy prepares the peace of the world). Reverse: Inscription. Legend: 'COMPAGNE . VNIVERSELLE . DV . CANAL . MARITIME . DE . SUEZ'. (The Universal Company of the Suez Sea Canal). Inscription: 'LE . 17 . NOVEMBRE . 1869 . LE . CANAL . MARITIME . A . ETE . OUVERT . A . LA . GRANDE . NAVIGATION' (On 17 November 1869 the sea canal was opened for grand navigation).
caption: Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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