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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
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