Medal - Deportation of republicans by Louis-Eugène Cavaignac

Features

Location France
Type Commemorative medals › Satirical medal
Year 1848
Weight 23.10 g
Diameter 45.5 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
148425

Commemorative issue

Deportation of more than 4000 republicans to overseas colony's after the French Revolution of 1848

Obverse

Ship seperating the date, 6-line inscription above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TRANSPORTATION // DE PLUS DE // 4000 CITOYENS. QUI // SOUFFRENT ENCORE SUR // LES PONTONS DE BREST, // CHERBOURG ET LORIENT.
20 AOUT / 1848

Reverse

9-line inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLIQUE // DE L'ÉTAT DE SIEGE. // SOUS CE GOUVERNEMENT, // LES RÉPUBLICAINS SONT // JETÉS DANS LES CACHOTS. PAR // LES ORDRES DU GÉNÉRAL // CAVAIGNAC! LE // SAUVEUR DE LA // PATRIE.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1848 

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