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Medal commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690
Medal commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANNISIMUS.' Reverse: On a large trophy of sterns of stranded ships with Dutch and English flags a standing winged Victory, holding a wreath and palm branch in either hand. Legend: 'MERSA ET FVGATA ANGLORVM ET BATAV . CLASSE.' (The English and Dutch fleets sunk and put to flight.) Exergue: 'AD ORAS ANGLIAE . M . DC . XC.' (Off the English shore, 1690.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0753 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Beachy Head, 1690 |
| Date made: | 1690 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |