IMAGE
Hart, Laurent Joseph, 1810-1860 :Abdul Medjid Khan Empereur des Ottomans. La France et L'Angleterre unies pour la defense du droit. Victoire Napoleon 1854. La Mer Noire et le Danube seront libres. Dieu le veut / Hart fecit. [Crimean War commemorative medal. 1854]
- Date
- 1854
- By
- Hart, Laurent Joseph, 1810-1860
- Reference
- Curios-006-015
- Description
Obverse shows a bust of Sultan Abdul Medjid Khan surrounded by numerous shields and plaques. The reverse shows a winged Victory, seated, holding a wreath, inscribing a pyramid with the inscription: Victoire. Napoleon. 1854. La Mer Noire et la Danube seront libres. In the background, the dome and minareque; in the foreground, a serpent and an olive tree. Around, La France et l'Angleterre unies pour la defense du droit.
Other Titles - Abdul Medjid Khan, Emperor of the Ottomans
Other Titles - France and England united for the defence of rights; the Black Sea and the Danube shall be free. God wishes it.
Quantity: 1 curio(s).
Physical Description: Bronze medal, diameter 74 mm, thickness 10 mm, in black leather case, 88 x 88 x 30 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 curio(s), Works of art, Bronzes (Visual works), Medals, Memorabilia, Bronze medal, diameter 74 mm, thickness 10 mm, in black leather case, 88 x 88 x 30 mm., Orientation: Circular image
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