Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646

Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A sailor kneeling (right), offering a rudder to France, seated (left) holding a shield. Legend: 'VIRES HOSTIUM NAVALES ACCISAE.' (The hostile naval forces weakened.) Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA EXP M . DC . XLVI.' (Dunkirk captured.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0723
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Events: Capture of Dunkirk, 1646
Date made: 1646
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm
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