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Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790
Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790. Obverse: A Venetian vessel fighting a vessel flying the crescent flag. Legend: 'AFRICIS LEO SAEVUS IN UNDIS.' (A fierce lion in African waters.) Inscription within laurel wreath in five lines: 'LUDOVICI MANIN PRINCIPIS MUNUS . A . II 1790.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0515 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Badoreo, M. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Action against the Tunisian pirates, 1790 |
| Date made: | 1790 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |