allgorical scene of a Roman soldier uncovering Egypt, with an inscription at the bottom GALLIA. VICTRICE AEGYPTVS. REDIVIVA MDCCXCIII. Below which in smaller letters BARRE FECIT 1826.
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statues of ancient gods of Egypt around border; within a wreath, a six-line inscription S.M./LOUIS XVIII /ORDONNE/ QUE LES EDITIONE/ DE LA DESCRIPT.N DE L'EGYPTE./ SOIENT MULTIPLIEES. Below which smaller letters PUBLIE' PAR C.L.F. PANCKOUCRE
allegorical scene of four figures, one on righthas tablet inscribed 16 JULLIET, one on left holds cadceus;products and spoils of Egypt at feet. Above an inscriptionLA COLONIE EUROPEENE A S A. MOHAMED SAID VICE ROID'EGYPTE; below in smaller letters STERN-AUMOITTE. PARIS 1854.
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scene with two obelisks, pyramids, sphinx and crocodile, around which is an inscription in Ottoman Turkish and a date at the bottom.
top center, bust left with FERDINAND/ DE LESSEPSscenes from bulding of the Suez Canal; in center, from left toright, a map of the canal; below, inscription in six linesLE CANAL MARITIME DE SUEZ CONSTRUIT PAR/ FERDINANDDE LESSEPS/ EST OUVERT A LA NAVIGATION UNIVERSELLELE 17 NOVEMBRE 1869/ NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR REGEANTEN FRANCE/ ABDUL-AZIS EMPEREUR REGNANT EN TURQUIE.Winged scarab at bottom and to lower left C. TROTIN
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at top, in three lines ISMAIL PREMIER/ INAUGURELE 17 NOVEMBRE 1869/ LE CANAL DON’T IL PROTÉGÉ L'EXECUTION; four lines in center SA MAJESTE'/ L' IMPERATRICE DES FRANCAIS/ ASSISTE/ A CETTE SOLENNITE.; at bottom, in three lines LE 30 NOV. 1853 LE CANAL MARITIMEDE SUEZ EST CONCEDE/ PAR MOHAMMED SAID PACHA VICE-ROI D'EGYPTE A/ FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
bust left wearing fez, COMMRE MUZZI BEY DIRRET. GE DELLE POSTE EGIZIANE.; below, inscription in Ottoman Turkish; on truncation A. ALBERGO INC.
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around center GL' IMPIEGATI TUTTI IN SENGO DI RISPETTO E GRATITUDINE OFFRONO 1871; hexagrom in center with Ottoman Turkish insription in five lines; stars and crescents at four equidistant points
bust in uniform and fez, facing left; to left (arabic writing)to right ABBAS HILMI. II; in small lettes behind head S.E/ VERNIER/ 1896
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crowned arms of Egypt at top, palm leaves on both sides; in center,eleven lines of arabic and fifteen lines of French commemorating the start ofbuilding the Egyptian Museum on 1 April 1897
bust left; with inscription THE ALEXANDRIANS.TO.DR.JOHANNESSCHIESS=BEY.1900
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large column with smaller column next to it; six-line inscriptionVICTORIA JUBILEE/ COLUMN AND PTOLEMAIC/ COLUMN THE LATTER ERECTED/IN COMMENO-RATION OF/ THE RETAKING OFKHARTOOM/ ON 2.9.1898