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Medal commemorating the capture of English merchant ships
Medal commemorating the capture of English merchant ships. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A seaman helping to place a bale of merchandise on the shoulders of another, kneeling, bales (left and right), a bow (right) and stern (left) of a merchantman on either side. Legend: 'INDICAE HOSTIUM OPES INTERCEPTAE.' Exergue: 'M . DC . XCV.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0765 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean; Bernard, T. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1695 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |