Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677

Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . MAGNUS . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS .' Reverse: Victory, winged, thunderbolts in her right hand and a palm in her left, standing on an antique galley. Legend: 'INCENSA . BATAVORUM . CLASSE .' (The Dutch fleet burnt.) Exergue: 'AD INS[ULAM] . TABAGO . M . DC . LXXVII.' (At the Island of Tobago, 1677.)

Object Details

ID: MEC0743
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Events: Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Tobago, 1677
Date made: 1677
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm
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