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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 |
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