XJF323062 Medal commemorating the opening of the Suez Canal on November 17th 1869 (metal) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: medal produced by the Suez Canal Company, the French owned company who built the canal; inscription round the edge of the medal reads \'Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez\'; presented to Sir Charles William Fremantle (1834-1914), member of the Conseil d\'Administration Suez Canal between 1868-94;); French, out of copyright.