Egypt - France Bronze Medal "Eugenie the Empress - Inauguration of the Suez Canal" 1869 Pattern ex-Jean Lecompte Collection

Bronze 49.93 g, 50 mm.; Eugenie the Empress - Inauguration of the Suez Canal; Obv: EUGÉNIE IMPÉRATRICE. Bust l. / Rev: PERCEMENT DE L'ISTHME DE SUEZ - INAUGURATION DU CANAL 17 Nov. 1869. View of the canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, surrounded by the shields of the different promoter countries, above FERDINAND DE LESSEPS PROMOTEUR ; signature C. TROTIN; Unique Exemplar!; UNC with mint luster & nice toning