VIETNAM. France - Vietnam. Compagnie des messageries maritimes Bronze Medal, 1952. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.

Diameter: 58mm; Weight: 110.22 gms. By R. Tschudin. Advertising Vietnam and the Far East private field of the company. Obverse: Incense altar between two coiled dragons; Reverse: COMPAGNIE / DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, company arms; VIET-NAM. Edge : [cornucopia] BRONZE. Attractive bronze-brown surfaces, with great artistry and relief. The Compagnie des messageries maritimes was founded in 1851 as a French merchant shipping company, ultimately reaching its zenith between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of World War I--a period of rapid French colonial expansion. Though it had shipping operations throughout the world, the Far East had become the company's private field, with Saigon in Vietnam becoming one of its second home ports. This medal points to the Far East shipping dominion, analogous to other French art medals for passenger shipping lines and their various destination routes.

Estimate: $100.00 - $200.00

1952年法國-越南遠東航運銅章。巴黎鑄幣廠。

直徑：58mm；重量：110.22 克。由 R. Tschudinh所雕刻。越南及遠東私人領域廣告公司。正面：兩條盤龍之間有香壇；反面：COMPAGNIE / DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES，公司徽章；VIET-NAM(越南)。幣緣：cornucopia[聚寶盆]青銅鑄。迷人的青銅棕色表面，極好的藝術性和浮雕感。 Compagnie des messageries Maritimes 成立於 1851 年，當時是一家法國商船公司，最終在普法戰爭結束和第一次世界大戰開始之間業務達到頂峰--這是法國快速殖民擴張的時期。雖然它在世界各地都有航運業務，但遠東已成為該公司的私有領域，越南的西貢成為其第二個母港之一。這枚獎章指向遠東航運領域，類似於其他法國客運航線及各目的地航線的藝術獎章。