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.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1111 |
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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 |