France Jules Verne 150th anniversary of Birth 1978 medal bronze awarded Captain Tullis

France.  Jules Verne 150th anniversary of Birth 1978 medal bronze by R B Baron awarded on edge –

edge marked 1978 Bronze and cornucopia and engraved

CAPTAIN G.M. TULLIS  COMMANDANT DU PHOEBE LE 17 DECEMBRE 1979

obverse uses a die designed by Baron in 1955 – with a new reverse

Needs further research – Who is Captain Tullis?

In plush Monnaie de Paris box