Medal commemorating the success of Queen Elizabeth

Medal commemorating the success of Queen Elizabeth. Obverse: Half-length figure of Elizabeth, three-quarters left, in very rich dress, diapered with roses and fleur-de-lis, small ruff and stiff collar; on her head small crown, and jewelled pins in her hair; she holds sceptre and orb. Legend (in two lines): 'CADET . A . LATERE . TVO . M.e . ET . X . M.a . A DEXTRIS . TVIS . ELIZ . REGINA . a . w .' (A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand, O Elizabeth, Queen.) Reverse: Female figure, Minerva, left, with flying drapery, trampling under her feet a dragon and a snail; with right hand she points to a crown above in clouds, between the Sun and the Moon, and with left to the reptiles under her feet: in the field, 'MINERVA . 1602.' Legend: 'CASTIS . DIADEMA . PERENNE.' (To the chaste there is an eternal crown.) Beneath, three roses.

Object Details

ID: MEC1111
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1602
People: Queen Elizabeth I
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 mm