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Medal commemorating the capture of Barcelona, Ath and Cartagena, 1697
Medal commemorating the capture of Barcelona, Ath and Cartagena, 1697. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A winged Victory, a palm in her left hand, inscribing three shields hung on a palm tree. Legend: 'VICTORIA COMES FRANCORUM.' (Victory the friend of France.) Shields inscribed: (left) 'AD BARCINONEM HISPANI'; (centre) 'AD ATHAM FLANDRIAE'; (right) 'AD CARTHAGINEM NOVI ORBIS.' Exergue: 'MDCXCVII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0770 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Capture of Barcelona, 1697; Nine Years' War: Capture of Ath, 1697 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 |