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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Brest, 1694
Medal commemorating the expedition to Brest, 1694. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XIV in a full wig, laureate (right), in low cut armour with Medusa's head on the breast. Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . MAGNVS . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMVS.' Reverse: The goddess Pallas Athene with a spear and Medusa's shield standing on the beach, a naval trophy (left), shipping and wreckage with figures clinging to them in distance (right). Legend: 'CVSTOS ORAE AREMORICAE.' (Guardian of the shores of Brittany.) Exergue: 'ANGL . ET . BAT . CAESIS ET . FVGATIS 1694.' (English and Dutch beaten and driven off, 1694.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0761 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Battle of Caramet, 1694 |
| Date made: | 1694 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 69 mm |
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