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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Brest, 1694
Medal commemorating the expedition to Brest, 1694. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV, (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: The goddess Pallas Athene with a spear and Medusa's shield standing on the beach, a naval trophy (left), coast and shipping (right). Legend: 'CUSTOS ORAE AREMORICAE.' Exergue: 'BATAV . ET ANGL . AD LITTUS AREMORICUM CAESIS . M . DC . XCIV.' (Dutch and English killed off the shores of Brittany, 1694.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0762 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| 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: 41 mm |