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Description: | Medal commemorating the visits of the Anglo-French fleets, 1905. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a French destroyer (foreground) and an English battleship, anchored side by side. Legend: 'PORTSMOUTH, AUG: 1905'. Exergue: 'RETURN VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET'. Reverse: A French (left) and English sailor (right) standing shaking hands; French and English ensigns, tied with a bow, flying behind them. Exergue: 'LIBERTY AND FRATERNITY'. Fitted with a gilt metal pin decorated with the royal coat of arms and supporters.
caption: Medal commemorating the visits of the Anglo-French fleets, 1905; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the visits of the Anglo-French fleets, 1905; 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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