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Medal commemorating the capture of St Christopher, 1666
Medal commemorating the capture of St Christopher, 1666. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: America, with a head dress and skirt of feathers, armed with bow and arrows, holding the shield of France, and seated upon a rock, the English shield at her feet. Legend: 'COLONIA FR . STABILITA.' (The French colony established.) Exergue: 'ANGL . EX INSULA ST CHRISTOP . EXTURBAT . M . DC . LXVI.' (The English driven from the Island of St Christopher, 1666.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0730 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Capture of St Christopher, 1666 |
| Date made: | 1666 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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