Medal commemorating the enrollment of sixty thousand seamen

Medal commemorating the enrollment of sixty thousand seamen. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A sailor, in his left hand a rudder, leaning against an inscribed column, an anchor (left) and distant view of a seaport (right). Legend: 'BELLO . ET . COMMERCIO.' (For war and commerce). Inscription (on column): 'NAUTARUM LX . MILLE CONSCRIPT.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0746
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Date made: 1670
People: King Louis XIV of France; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm