Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk
Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Dunkirk kneeling (right) an antique galley behind her, offering a scroll of the fortress to the king standing, dressed as a Roman general. Legend: 'PROVIDENTIA PRINCIPIS.' Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA RECUPERATA . M . DC . LXII.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0726 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
Places: | France |
Events: | Cession of Dunkirk, 1662 |
Date made: | 1662 |
People: | King Louis XIV of France |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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