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Description: | Medal commemorating the International Maritime Exhibition, Havre, 1868. Obverse: Heads of the Emperor Napoleon III, laureate, and the Prince Imperial conjoined (left). Legend: 'S.A. LE PRINCE IMP�RIAL NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR'. Reverse: A coat of arms, dolphins as supporters, surmounted by a naval crown; above, the head of France in glory; the whole resting on an inscribed tablet with sprays of oak and laurel below. Legend: 'EXPOSITION . MARITIME . INTERNATIONALE . DU . HAVRE'. Inscribed on either side: (left) 'FRANCE ETATS UNIS PRUSSE SU�DE NORW�GE HANSES RUSSIE ORIENT OCEANIE'; (right) 'ANGLETERRE AUTRICHE DANEMARK ESPAGNE PORTUGAL ITALIE PAYS-BAS SUISSE AM�RIQUE'. Inscribed on tablet: 'DECERN�E PAR LE JURY NOMME PAR LES EXPOSANTS' (Decreed by the jury, honoured by the exhibitors). Below: '1868'.
caption: Medal commemorating the International Maritime Exhibition, Havre, 1868; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the International Maritime Exhibition, Havre, 1868; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Napoleon III Prince Imperial Emperor of France | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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