EGYPT, Fouad I (1917-1936) - Lot 285

EGYPT, Fouad I (1917-1936) Commemorative medal for the 14th International Navigation Congress in Cairo, S.E. Vernier, Paris, Monnaie de Paris, 1924 - 1926. Bronze medal featuring on the obverse a portrait of Fouad I in bust, in profile, framed by two inscriptions in Thuluth Arabic "Fouad I King of Egypt" with the signature S.E. Vernier and the date 1924. On the back, a steamship at sea and feluccas on the Nile separated by a beaming lighthouse at the top. Bilingual Arabic-French inscription below a wreath: "Sous l'auguste patronage de S. M. Fouad Ier roi d'Egypte, 14ème congrès international de navigation, Le Caire, 1926". In a green percaline case with Fouad Ier numerals and lined with green velvet. Cornucopia mark and "BRONZE" from the Monnaie de Paris on the side. Diameter: 7.2 cm Minor wear on the case.