Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869; obverse

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Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal, 1869; obverse Long Caption: 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. Reverse: Inscription. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC0554 Artist: O. Roty Date: 1869 Medium: silver Size: 41 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.