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Medal commemorating increased naval power

Medal commemorating increased naval power. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a tie-wig, uniform and ribbon over shoulder (right). Legend: 'LUD . XVI . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Amphitrite, astride a dolphin, her drapery flying, playing the lyre. Legend: 'INIMICA PER AEQUORA SERVAT.' (She keeps guard in hostile seas.) Exergue: 'MARINE.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0543
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gatteaux, N. M.
Places: France
Date made: 1786
People: de France, Louis Auguste
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm