Medal commemorating the arrival of King Charles III in Portugal, 1703

Medal commemorating the arrival of King Charles III in Portugal, 1703. Obverse: The imperial eagle, an olive branch in his beak, sword in left claw, empties a cornucopiae over the portion marked 'HISP.' and 'LVSIT.' (Spain and Portugal) on a terrestial globe. A distant view of the fleet. Legend: 'PARCERE . SVBIECTIS . ET . DEBELLARE . SVPERBOS.' (To spare the conquered and subdue the proud.) Exergue: 'CICICCCIII.' Reverse: Inscription, 'FELICI . ADVENTVI . CAROLI . III . HISPANIARVM . REGIS . QVVM . PROFECTIONEM . MARITIMAM E . BATAVIAE . ORIS . DEO . AVSPICE ET . VENTIS . SECVNDIS . SVSCIPERET . IN LVSITANIAM . VT . DEBITVM . SIBI SOLIVM . HISPANIAE . FOEDERATORVM ARMIS . AC . CONSILIIS . ADIVTVS VIRTVTE . DVCE . AC . VICTRICE IVSTITIA . SIBI . VINDICARET ATQVE . PROFLIGATO . HOSTE BONIS . AVIBVS CONSCENDERET.' (To the happy arrival of Charles III, King of the Spains, embarked in Netherlands for Portugal, under God's protection and with a favourable wind, to claim the throne of Spain, which is his due, assisted with arms and counsel by his allies, and conducted by valour and victorious justice so as to ascend this under favourable auspices, after having vanquished his enemies.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0388
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wermuth, C.
Events: Charles III's voyage to Portugal, 1703-1704
Date made: 1703
People: King Charles III of Spain
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 48 mm