FRANCE, Bombardment of Tangier and Mogador, 1844, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué, uniformed bust of the Prince de Joinville right, rev. warships, the two cities in background, 53mm. Good very fine, but some edge knocks and bruises £100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Claremont Collection of Historical Medals.

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François, Prince de Joinville (1818-1900), third son of Louis Philippe. He served as an officer in the French navy until 1848, when he was forced to join his parents in exile in England