Medal commemorating the fortifications at Ostend
Medal commemorating the fortifications at Ostend. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Charles II of Spain with long hair in armour, mantle and order of the Golden Fleece (right). Legend: 'CAROLVS IID G. HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM REX FLANDRIAE COMES'. Reverse: View of the forts in foreground and shipping in the river, Ostend in distance; above, a hand issuing from a cloud pointing to a group of three cherubs resting on a ribbon, inscribed, one blowing a trumpet, one holding a wreath, the third a palm branch. Legend: 'FLANDRIA OSTENDE'. Inscribed on ribbon 'Neptvno.fD FrenVM CaroLVs apposVIt'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0877 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Roettier, John |
Places: | England |
Date made: | 1671 |
People: | King Charles II of Spain; Roettier, John |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |