France: Departure of Corvette Astrolabe on Voyage of Discovery
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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Alexis Joseph Depaulis / Jean Pierre Casimir de Marcassus de Puymaurin / Paris Mint |
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Date:
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1826 |
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Ref:
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Laidlaw: 1401;
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Variations:
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| Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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| 50 mm | Bronze | 45 gm | $500 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Head of King Charles X (left). Legend: "CHARLES X ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAV." Signed: "DEPAULIS. F." under the truncation and "DE PUYMAURIN. D." round the rim at the foot.
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Reverse:
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Acress: "S.A.R. / MGR. LE DAUPHIN, / AMIRAL DE FRANCE / (line) / MR. LE CTE. CHABROL DE CROUZOL, / PAIR DE FRANCE, / MINISTRE DE LA MARINE / MR. DUMONT D'URVILLE, / CAPITAINE DE FRÉGATE, /COMT. L'EXPÉDITION / (line) / 1826'. Legend: "VOYAGE DE DÉCOUVERTES DE LA CORVETTE L'ASTROLABE".
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Notes:
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The Astrolabe (previously the Coquille) was a corvette of the French Navy named after an early navigational instrument, the astrolabe, a precursor to the sextant. Under the command of Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) the ship left Toulon on 22 April 1826 on a voyage of discovery, via the Cape of Good Hope, of the South Pacific. The Astrolabe returned to Marseille on 25 March 1829.
Alexis Joseph Depaulis (1792-1867) was a French sculptor and medallist.
Jean Pierre Casimir de Marcassus, Baron de Puymaurin (1757-1841) was the Director of the Paris Mint.
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