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Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795
Counter commemorating peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795. Obverse: A Venetian ship. On her bowsprit a dove carrying an olive branch. Legend (within a pearled outer, and plain inner ring): 'PAX IN VIRTUTE TUA' (Peace in thy valour.) Reverse: Inscription within laurel wreath in five lines, 'LUDOVICI MANIN PRINCIPIS MUNUS AN . VII 1795 .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0516 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Zane, Francesco |
| Places: | Italy |
| Events: | Peace with the Barbary pirates, 1795 |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |
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