Medal commemorating the strengthened navy

Medal commemorating the strengthened navy. Obverse: Youthful head of King Louis XIV with long hair (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of a battleship under sail. Legend: 'NAVIGATIO INSTAVRATA.' (Navigation inaugurated). Exergue: 'M. DC . LXV.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0728
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Date made: 1665
People: King Louis XIV of France; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm