Medal commemorating Toulon being made a Naval Base
Medal commemorating Toulon being made a naval base. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Plan of the harbour and fortified town, the goddess Pallas Athene with her Medusa shield seated on clouds above. Legend: 'TOLONI PORTUS ET NAVALE'. Exergue: 'M.DC.LXXX'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0745 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
Places: | France |
Date made: | 1680 |
People: | King Louis XIV of France |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |