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Medal commemorating naval forces prepared, 1670

Medal commemorating naval forces prepared, 1670. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Port broadside view of a three-masted ship under sail. Legend: 'RES NAVALIS INSTAURATA.' (Naval forces prepared.) Exergue: 'M . DC . LXX.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0733
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Date made: 1670
People: King Louis XIV of France; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm