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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.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0736 |
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| 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 |
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