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Medal commemorating eight hundred naval cadets enrolled for service in the war navy
Medal commemorating eight hundred naval cadets enrolled for service in the war navy. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A naval officer (centre) standing on the shore, one cadet holding a compass (left); another, kneeling (right), working on a chart, a ship (right), distant view of a town in background. Legend: 'LECTI JUVENES INNAVALEM MILITIAM CONSCRIPTI . DCCC.' (800 selected youths enrolled for service in the War Navy). Exergue: 'M . DC . LXXXIII .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0749 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | I., L. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1683 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France; French Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |