Medal commemorating the action at Saint Cast, 1758
Medal commemorating the action at Saint Cast, 1758. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XV in a long wig, laureate, and drapery (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICO XV . OPTIMO PRINCIPI . COMITIA ARMORICA.' (The Commune of Brittany to Louis XV, the best of princes.) Reverse: The genius of Brittany, sword in hand and shield at her feet (left) and Mars in a helmet and armed with a fulmen (right), hanging shields on a palm tree. Inscription, on shield: 'VIRTUS DUCIS ET MILIT.' (The valour of the general and of the soldiers.) Inscription, on shield that Mars hangs: 'VIRTUS NOBIL . ET POP . ARM.' (The valour of the nobility and of the people of Brittany.) Legend: 'ANGLIS AB AGUILLONIO DUCE PROFLIGATIS.' (The English defeated by the Duc d'Aiguillon.) This landing of English troops was a failure, but the preceding attack by Commodore Howe against the French fleet at Cherbourg was successful. Exergue: 'AD SANCTUM CATUODUM M . DCC . LVIII .' (At St Cast, 1758.)
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0823 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Roettier, J.C. |
Places: | France |
Events: | Seven Years' War: Action at Saint Cast, 1758 |
Date made: | 1758 |
People: | King Louis XV of France |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 61 mm |