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.
Reverse
scene with two obelisks, pyramids, sphinx and crocodile, around which is an inscription in Ottoman Turkish and a date at the bottom.
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 inscription LA COLONIE EUROPEENE A S A. MOHAMED SAID VICE ROI D'EGYPTE; below in smaller letters STERN-AUMOITTE. PARIS 1854.
Reverse
scene with two obelisks, pyramids, sphinx and crocodile, around which an inscription in Ottoman Turkish and date 1270 below.
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
Reverse
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, inscription GIOVANNI GIACCONE/ CONSOLE-GIUDICE; below A. PIERONI F. I LUCA
Reverse
inscription in eight lines AL MAGISTRATO INTEGRO/ CHE LA SEVERITA DELLA LEGGE / TEMPERANDO CON LA MITEZZA DEL CUORE/ GIUSTO DECISE/ EO EQUO COMPOSE LE LITI/ GL' ITALIANI D' ALESSANDRI D' EGITTO/ REVERENTI/ 1861-1867