Medal commemorating the proposed departure of Archduke Charles III for Barcelona, 1700
Medal commemorating Archduke Charles III's proposed departure for Barcelona, 1700. Obverse: Bust of the Archduke Charles III in a long wig and cloak over armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'CAROLO AVSTRIACO LEOPOLDI MAGNI FILIO.' (To Charles of Austria, son of Leopold the Great.) Reverse: Starboard-quarter view of a battleship with Austrian colours sailing before the wind, a semicircle of clouds above. Legend: 'IVXTA IVRIS SOLISQVE VIAS.' (According to the course of Justice and the Sun.) Inscription (in a ribbon below), 'DICATVM INTER VOTA ET OMINA ANNI NOVO SECVLO SACRI . MDCC .' (Dedicated in the midst of vows and omens of the first year of a new century, 1700.) Inscription (on edge): 'CVIVS ET ANNIS ET GENERI FATVM INDVLGENT QVEM NVMINA POSCVNT . VIRGIL' ([Thou] whose youth and race the fates favour, whom the Gods call [to the throne]). (School of Nuremberg)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0311 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Nürnberger, Georg Friedrich; Brünner, Martin |
Events: | Charles III's proposed departure for Barcelona, 1700 |
Date made: | 1700 |
People: | King Charles III of Spain |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm |