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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 mantled, laureate, hair long (right). Legend: 'WILH . III . D . G . ANG . SCO . FR . ET HIB . REX . DEF . FID.' Reverse: Naval action at sunset, 'Soleil Royal' sinking (left). Legend: 'NVNC PLVRIBUS IMPAR.' (Now unequal to many). Exergue: 'OB . CLASS . GALL . AB . ANG . ET HOLL . VICT . ET . DELET . D . 29 . 31 . MAI . A . 1692.' (On the defeat and destruction of the French fleet by the British and Dutch.) Inscription (on edge): 'SIC PHAETHONTAEO TANDEM MARE SVFFICIT IGNI.' (Thus at length the sea suffices for the fire of Phaethon.) (School of Nuremberg)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0307 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | George Hautsch |
| Events: | Destruction of the Soleil Royal, 1692; Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692 |
| Vessels: | Soleil Royal (1692) |
| Date made: | 1692 |
| People: | King William III |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |