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Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish Fleets off Catania, 1676
Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish Fleets off Catania, 1676. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig. Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . MAGNVS . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMVS.' Reverse: On an antique galley two cupids holding a globe bearing the lilies of France; above a flying Victory about to place a wreath upon it. Legend: 'DELETA HOSTIVM CLASSE.' (The hostile fleet annihilated.) Exergue: 'VICTORIA PANORMITANA M . DC . LXXVI.' (Victory of Palermo.) A modern restrike.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0529 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H.; M. Molart |
| Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Palermo, 1676 |
| Date made: | 1676 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 72 mm |
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