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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Obverse view. MEC0139.'
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Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692

Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Obverse: Bust of King William III in wig, mantled (right). Similar to MEC0138, but more of the bust showing, wig shorter and mantle different. Legend: 'GVLIELMVS . III . D . G . MAG . BRITT . FR . ET . HIB . REX . F . G'. Reverse: Naval action, French ships in flames, one blowing up; in the foreground a lion and a unicorn wresting a trident from a cock. Ships more in distance and animals larger than in MEC0138. Legend: 'IMPERIVM . PELAGI . NOBIS' (To us belongs the empire of the sea). Exergue: 'INCENSA . GALL[ORUM] . CLASSE ANG[LI] . ET . BAT[AVI] . VICTORES MDCXCII' (The French fleet burnt; the English and Dutch victorious 1692).
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Object Details

ID: MEC0139
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Boskam, J.
Places: Netherlands
Events: Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692
Date made: 1692
People: King William III
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 54 mm