Medal commemorating naval invalids

Medal commemorating naval invalids. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV, laureate (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANNIS.' Reverse: Figure of the king standing on a rostral pedestal, busts on columns on either side. Legend: 'LUD . XV . MAJORUM EXEMPLIS AD MAJORA INVITANTI.' (To Louis XV, inviting [men] by the example of greater deeds to [still] greater deeds.) Exergue: 'INVALIDES DE LA MARINE . 1773.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0539
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin
Places: France
Date made: 1773
People: King Louis XV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 34 mm
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