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Medal commemorating the action off Malaga, 1704
Medal commemorating the action off Malaga, 1704. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Spain, her right resting on her shield, her left hand on a column, seated on the shore, a winged Victory with crown and palm flying above; a ship (right) in distance. Legend: 'ORAE HISPANICAE SECURITAS.' (The security of the Spanish coasts.) Exergue: 'ANGLORUM ET BATAVORUM CLASSE FUGATA AD MALACAM XXIV . AUGUSTI . M . DCC .IV .' (English and Dutch fleets defeated off Malaga.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0772 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bernard, T. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Malaga, 1704 |
| Date made: | 1704 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |