Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692

Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Obverse: Bust of King William III in a long wig and armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'GULIELMUS III D. G. M. BRIT : FRANC : ET HIB : REX'. Reverse: Neptune (William III) standing in his two-horsed sea car attacking an enemy (Louis XIV) falling from a similar car. Legend: 'SIMILI POENA COMMISSA LUUNTUR' (Offences are expiated by commensurate punishment). Exergue: 'MIHI SORTE DATUM' (To me [this empire] has been allotted).

Object Details

ID: MEC0140
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lüder, Jan
Places: Netherlands
Events: Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692
Date made: 1692
People: King William III; King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 73 mm