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Medal commemorating Louis XVIII landing at Calais, 1814
Medal commemorating Louis XVIII landing at Calais, 1814. Obverse: Head of Louis XVIII with long hair (right). Legend: 'LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE'. Reverse: France crowned advancing with outstretched hands to welcome the English yacht 'Royal Sovereign'. Legend: 'IL PORTE LA PAIX DU MONDE' (He brings the peace of the world). Exergue: 'MDCCCXIV'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0835 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Andrieu, Bertrand; Brenet, N. G. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Louis XVIII lands at Calais, 1814 |
| Vessels: | Royal Sovereign 1804 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1814 |
| People: | de France, Louis Stanislas Xavier |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |