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Medal commemorating the capture of Cartagena, 1697
Medal commemorating the capture of Cartagena, 1697. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A mural crowned female figure seated at the foot of a palm tree, her right hand resting on an overturned vase whence coins are issuing. Legend: 'HISPANORUM THESAURI DIREPTI.' (The treasures of Spain plundered.) Exergue: 'CARTHAGO AMERICANA VI CAPTA . M . DC . XCVII .' (Carthage in America taken by storm, 1697.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0769 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Battle of Cartagena, 1697 |
| Date made: | 1697 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |