Paquebot Champlain Medal – Compagnie Générale Transatlantique – Signed by Raymond Delamarre
Bronze
Weight: 147,4 g
Diameter: 68 mm
Obverse:
Circular inscription: • ORBI • ANTIQVO • NOVVM • CONJVNGIT
The navigator and explorer Samuel de Champlain, standing cape in the wind, holding his hat with one hand, the other resting on the hilt of his sword.
In the background the city of Quebec. We distinguish the Frontenac castle located in the Old Quebec district, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
Signature: • RAYMOND DELAMARRE •
Reverse:
COMPAGNIE
GÉNÉRALE
TRANSATLANTIQUE
In the foreground, the ship “La Bonne Renommée” on which Champlain will make his first trip to Canada.
Behind, the transatlantic liner Champlain operated from 1932 to 1940 by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. On June 17, 1940, while at anchor in the port of La Rochelle, she hit a magnetic mine dropped the day before by the German army, and sank in 7 minutes.
-1603 “CHAMPLAIN” 1932-
Signature: RD
Edge:
Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE (see photo)
