Medal - Cruiser Dupleix
Issuer France
Type Inauguration medals
Obverse
Bust facing right.
Lettering: DUPLEIX 1697-1763 LOUIS PATRIARCHE
Reverse
Ship right.
Lettering: A. Morlon DUPLEIX // CROISEUR DE LA MARINE NATIONALE // FRANÇAISE // LANCÉ A BREST // LE 9 OCTOBRE 1930
Basic Information
Engravers
Obverse
Louis Patriarche
Reverse
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Bronze
Weight
38.66 g
Size
41 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
DUPLEIX 1697-1763 LOUIS PATRIARCHE
Reverse Lettering
A. Morlon DUPLEIX // CROISEUR DE LA MARINE NATIONALE // FRANÇAISE // LANCÉ A BREST // LE 9 OCTOBRE 1930
Comments
The Dupleix is a Suffren-class heavy cruiser launched by the French Navy between the wars. She was named after Joseph François Dupleix, former governor of Pondicherry. Like many French warships, she was scuttled at Toulon in 1942. The Italians refloated her on July 3, 1943, and she was finally sunk by an Allied raid in 1944. (Source : www.wikipedia.org)
