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Medal commemorating the Spanish defeated at Messina, 1675
Medal commemorating the Spanish defeated at Messina, 1675. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Similar to preceding but the curl larger. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Victory in flight holding a wreath and a sheaf of corn in either hand approaching Messina; view of the town and bay below with ships. Legend: 'ALIMENTA MESSANAE.' (The revictualling of Messina.) Exergue: 'HISPAN AD FRETUM SICVL . DEVICTIS . M . DC . LXXV .' (The defeat of the Spaniards in the straits of Sicily, 1675.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0738 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Messina War: Action in the Straits of Messina, 1675 |
| Date made: | 1675 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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