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Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677
Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XIV in a long wig, Roman armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS'. Reverse: Victory, winged a palm-branch in her left hand, and thunderbolts in her right, standing on an antique galley. Clouds (left and right). Legend: 'INCENSA . BATAVORUM . CLASSE'. Exergue: 'TABAGO MDCLXXVII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0530 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Meybusch, Anton |
| Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Tobago, 1677 |
| Date made: | 1677 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm |
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