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Counter commemorating the blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646
Counter commemorating the blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . FRANC . MOLINO D'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a galley in a rough sea, a flame with rays at the masthead. Legend: 'FVLGET INTER FLVCTVS.' (Shining among the waves.) Exergue: 'ANNO . I .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0499 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Batagia, I. A. |
| Events: | Cretan War: Blockade of the Dardanelles, 1646 |
| Date made: | 1646 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |