France Silver Medal "Opening of the Suez Canal" 1869

Divo 606; Silver 40.33 g., 42 mm; By O. Roty; Obv: "· LEPARGNE · FRANÇAISE · PREPARE · LA · PAIX · DV · MONDE", Progress seated right on bale, holding torch and laurel branch; to right, Industry standing left; in background, sketched route of the Suez Canal // "· COMPAGNIE · VNIVERSELLE · DV · CANAL · MARITIME · DE · SVEZ, LE ·/17 · NOVEMBER ·/1869 ·/LE · CANAL · MARITIME ·/A · ETE · OUVERT ·/A · LA ·/GRANDE · NAVIGATION ·" in seven lines; AUNC