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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 CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: King Louis XIV dressed as a Roman warrior seated (left), a rudder in his left hand, pointing towards a running winged Victory holding arrows and a palm branch in either hand (right); a balustrade in background. Legend: 'VICTORIA OBSEQVENS.' (Victory compliant). Exergue: 'AD FLORIACVM AD STAF . AD LITTVS ANGLICVM . M . DC . LXXXX.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0754 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| 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 |