Medal commemorating the Dutch attack on Martinique repulsed, 1674

Medal commemorating the Dutch attack on Martinique repulsed, 1674. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A local man (right) standing looking with astonishment at a prostrate man bound to a naval trophy; Fame flying above holding a wreath and trumpet in either hand. Legend: 'COLONIA FRANCORUM AMERICANA VICTRIX.' (The French colony victorious in America.) Exergue: 'BATAVIS AD MARTINICAM CAESIS AC FVGATIS . M . DC . LXXIIII.' (The Dutch beaten and driven off from the Island of Martinique.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0736
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Events: Franco-Dutch War: Attack on Martinique, 1674
Date made: 1674
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm