1905 White Metal Medallion Anglo French Fleets Visit Portsmouth

A white metal medallion commemorating the visits of the Anglo-French fleets, 1905. To the front Starboard broadside view of a French destroyer (foreground) and an English battleship, anchored side by side. Legend: 'PORTSMOUTH, AUG: 1905'. And below: 'RETURN VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET'. Reverse: A French (left) and English sailor (right) standing shaking hands; French and English ensigns, tied with a bow, flying behind them. And below: 'LIBERTY AND FRATERNITY'. Originally suspended from a bow fixing it comes in good condition with signs of age and the odd edge knock, it measures 1.25 inches in diameter.

Code: 27265