Medal commemorating the recapture of Cayenne, 1676
Medal commemorating the recapture of Cayenne, 1676. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Similar to preceding, but from a slightly different die. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Neptune sitting in his four-horsed chariot with the French flag in his left hand, brandishing his trident over a fortress on the island. Legend: 'BATAVIS CAESIS.' (The Dutch defeated.) Exergue: 'CAYANA RECUPERATA . M . DC . LXXVI .' (Cayenne recaptured, 1676.)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0742 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
Places: | France |
Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Recapture of Cayenne, 1676 |
Date made: | 1676 |
People: | King Louis XIV of France |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |