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.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0739
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
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