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Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish fleets at Catania, 1676
Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish fleets at Catania, 1676. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Winged Victory standing on a column erected on a galley adorned with trophies. Legend: 'DEVICTA . HOSTIUM . CLASSE . DUCE. INTEREMPTO.' (The enemy's fleets defeated and their leader killed.) Exergue: 'AD . AUGUSTAM . SICILIAE M . DC . LXXVI' (At Augusta in Sicily 1676.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0739 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Palermo, 1676 |
| Date made: | 1676 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |