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Naval reward medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665
Naval reward medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665. Obverse: Head of King Charles II, laureate, in a long wig (right). Legend: 'CAROLVS . SECVNDVS . DEI . GRATIA . MAG . BRI . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX.' Reverse: The king dressed as a Roman general standing on the shore (right); stern view of two ships in action, others in distance, wreckage (left). Exergue: 'PRO . TALIBVS . AVSIS .' (For such enterprises.) Similar to preceding but ships in action further in distance than in preceding, wreckage in foreground.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0870 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Naval reward |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roettier, John |
| Places: | England |
| Events: | Second Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Lowestoft, 1665 |
| Date made: | 1665 |
| People: | King Charles II; Roettier, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |