Aviso Commandant Ducuing Badge

Manufacturer FIA Graveur-Editeur; Dardilly, Lyon, France

Period20th century

Classification(s)

Badges

Object TypeShip Badge; Commemorative Badge

Registration NumberMMM 000559

DescriptionThe primary vocation of the Aviso is anti-submarine warfare in coastal areas. In practice, it participates in a large number of low or medium intensity operational activities, such as the fights against illegal immigration, illegal fishing, and against narco-trafficking or the fight against maritime piracy.

In June 2015, the Aviso was responsible for monitoring bluefin tuna fishing off Malta.

The badge depicts the ship during its career superimposing an anchor and a sword which runs down its vertical axis. A chain forms a circle around the image, connecting to the anchor. The item is not polychromised.
InscriptionsOn recto "AVISO COMMANDANT DUCUING". On verso below in black ink "MM/559".Annotations and MarksOn Verso, carved inside the wood the word "FIA LYON".Material

Wood, bronze

Technique

Cast in bronze on a wooden plaque

Place of Manufacture

Dardilly, Lyon, France

DimensionsOverall: 16 × 16 cm, 1 kg

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