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Medal commemorating the navigator Louis Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) and the destroyer 'Bougainville'
Medal commemorating the navigator Louis Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (1729-1811) and the destroyer 'Bougainville'. Obverse: Bust of the navigator Bougainville in a wig (left). Legend: 'BOUGAINVILLE . . 1729-1811.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of the destroyer under steam. Legend: 'MARINE . NATIONALE . FRANÇAISE.' (The French National Marine.) Inscription, below: 'AVISO BOUGAINVILLE POUR CAMPAGNES LOINTAINES LANCÉ A BORDEAUX LE 21 AVRIL 1931' (The destroyer 'Bougainville' for distant campaigns launched at Bordeaux 21 April 1931).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2173 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mouroux-Martin, Anie |
| Places: | France |
| Vessels: | Bougainville (1931) |
| Date made: | 1931 |
| People: | de Bougainville, Louis-Antoine; de Bougainville, Louis-Antoine |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 50 mm |
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