Medal - Aircraft carrier La Fayette
Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1951 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 150.65 g |
| Diameter | 68 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 236733 |
Commemorative issue
Launch of the aircraft carrier La Fayette as a french ship in 1951
Obverse
Uniformed bust facing left, two arms to sides and winged female figure in background.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
***THAW*ROCKWELL* / *PRINCE****NORMAN*CHAPMAN*** LA FAYETTE
GEORGES // GUIRAUD
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Reverse
Aircraft carrier right, winged anchor at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PORTE-AVIONS LA FAYETTE
Engraver: Georges Guiraud
Edge
Plain with mintmark and inscription.
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRONZE
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Mint
 |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1951) | (fr) Monnaie de Paris | ||||||||||||||
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