E-auction 359-272948 - fme_577724 - EGYPT - SUEZ CANAL Médaille d’inauguration du Canal de Suez
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| Estimate : | 65 € |
| Price : | 24 € |
| Maximum bid : | 33 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 March 2020 18:35:00 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Médaille d’inauguration du Canal de Suez
Date: 1869
Mint name / Town : Egypte, Suez
Metal : tin
Diameter : 57 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver TURIN Pierre (1891-1968)
Weight : 46,4 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire présentant des taches et concrétions. Présence de coups et rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : APERIRE TERRAM CENTIBUS ! / FERDINAND DE LESSEPS.
Obverse description : Portrait de profil tourné vers la gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INAUGURATION DU CANAL/ DE SUEZ/ 17 NOVEMBRE 1869.
Reverse description : Vue aérienne de la région du canal à partir de la mer Rouge, au fond la mer Méditerranée ; à l’exergue signature A. RESTELLI F. TURIN.
Commentary
Diamètre sans la bélière : 49,5 mm
La possibilité de faire un canal entre la mer Méditerranée et la mer Rouge fut démontrée dés 1841. Ferdinand de Lesseps, bénéficiant de l’amitié du vice-roi Saïd Pacha, entreprit la réalisation du projet. Ayant obtenu une concession de quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ans, il fonde la Compagnie universelle du canal de Suez avec 400.000 actions de 500 francs souscrites pour plus de la moitié par des Français. Les travaux commencèrent en 1859 mais s’interrompirent en 1863 sous la pression anglaise. L’intervention de Napoléon III sauva l’entreprise et les travaux recommencèrent en 1866. Le 17 novembre 1869, le canal était inauguré en présence de l’impératrice Eugénie, de l’empereur François-Joseph, des princes héritiers de Grande-Bretagne et de Prusse, d’Abd-el-Kader. Long de 162 kilomètres, le canal abrégeait de 8000 kilomètres le trajet Londres-Bombay. En 1888, le canal reçut un statut international et devait désormais être ouvert à tous en temps de paix ou de guerre, ce qui ne fut pas toujours respecté notamment lors des deux Guerres mondiales.
Diameter without bail: 49.5 mm The possibility of building a canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea was demonstrated as early as 1841. Ferdinand de Lesseps, benefiting from the friendship of Viceroy Said Pasha, undertook the project. Having obtained a ninety-nine-year concession, he founded the Universal Suez Canal Company with 400,000 shares of 500 francs, more than half of which were subscribed by French people. Work began in 1859 but was interrupted in 1863 under English pressure. The intervention of Napoleon III saved the project and work resumed in 1866. On November 17, 1869, the canal was inaugurated in the presence of Empress Eugenie, Emperor Franz Joseph, the Crown Princes of Great Britain and Prussia, and Abd-el-Kader. At 162 kilometers long, the canal shortened the London-Bombay journey by 8,000 kilometers. In 1888, the canal was granted international status and was to be open to all in times of peace or war, which was not always respected, particularly during the two World Wars.
La possibilité de faire un canal entre la mer Méditerranée et la mer Rouge fut démontrée dés 1841. Ferdinand de Lesseps, bénéficiant de l’amitié du vice-roi Saïd Pacha, entreprit la réalisation du projet. Ayant obtenu une concession de quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ans, il fonde la Compagnie universelle du canal de Suez avec 400.000 actions de 500 francs souscrites pour plus de la moitié par des Français. Les travaux commencèrent en 1859 mais s’interrompirent en 1863 sous la pression anglaise. L’intervention de Napoléon III sauva l’entreprise et les travaux recommencèrent en 1866. Le 17 novembre 1869, le canal était inauguré en présence de l’impératrice Eugénie, de l’empereur François-Joseph, des princes héritiers de Grande-Bretagne et de Prusse, d’Abd-el-Kader. Long de 162 kilomètres, le canal abrégeait de 8000 kilomètres le trajet Londres-Bombay. En 1888, le canal reçut un statut international et devait désormais être ouvert à tous en temps de paix ou de guerre, ce qui ne fut pas toujours respecté notamment lors des deux Guerres mondiales.
Diameter without bail: 49.5 mm The possibility of building a canal between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea was demonstrated as early as 1841. Ferdinand de Lesseps, benefiting from the friendship of Viceroy Said Pasha, undertook the project. Having obtained a ninety-nine-year concession, he founded the Universal Suez Canal Company with 400,000 shares of 500 francs, more than half of which were subscribed by French people. Work began in 1859 but was interrupted in 1863 under English pressure. The intervention of Napoleon III saved the project and work resumed in 1866. On November 17, 1869, the canal was inaugurated in the presence of Empress Eugenie, Emperor Franz Joseph, the Crown Princes of Great Britain and Prussia, and Abd-el-Kader. At 162 kilometers long, the canal shortened the London-Bombay journey by 8,000 kilometers. In 1888, the canal was granted international status and was to be open to all in times of peace or war, which was not always respected, particularly during the two World Wars.
Historical background
EGYPT - SUEZ CANAL
The first canal was started by Pharaoh Senousret III (1887-1849 BC) and completed by Seti I and Ramses II. Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894), vice-consul of France in Alexandria, convinced the khedive Mohammed Saïd, of whom he was a friend, to build a canal linking the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The firmans of 1854 and 1856 prepared and specified the act of concession of November 25, 1854 which allowed Ferdinand de Lesseps to undertake the construction of the canal. The firman of 1856 provided for freedom of movement. The capital was subscribed by France for more than half and the viceroy of Egypt for a quarter. Work began in 1859 and lasted ten years. The canal was inaugurated on November 17, 1869. Its length was 52 km in 1869 and its width was 44 meters..
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