Medal commemorating the victories over the Turks, 1687

Medal commemorating the victories over the Turks, 1687. Obverse: Two figures of Victory (angels), blowing trumpets (left and right), hold laurel wreaths over the medallion of the bust of the Doge Morosini; below, two medallions of the busts of Cornaro (left) and Konigsmarck (right), all inscribed with their names and titles: 'F . MOROS . VENET . DVX' (top), 'HIER . CORNARO . DALM . GUB' (left); 'O . W . C . KONIGSM . GEN . MAR' (right). Legend: 'TERROR TURCARUM' (The terror of the Turks). Reverse: Within wreaths of laurel and divided by festoons, medallions of six cities and fortresses, inscription, (above) 'LEPANTO, PATRASSO' (centre) 'ATHEN, (left) CAST . TORNESE'; (right) 'CORINTHO'; (below) (left) 'MISITRA SPARTA'; (right) 'CAST . NOVO .' Inscription (on edge), 'GESTA . DEI . VIRTVTE . DVCIS . VIRTVTE . LEONVM.' (The will of God carried out by the ability of the Doge and the valour of the lions.) (School of Nuremberg)

Object Details

ID: MEC0303
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: George Hautsch
Events: Morean War: Conquest of the Morea, 1685-1687
Date made: 1687
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 42 mm