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Medal commemorating the capture of French treasure ships, 1745
Medal commemorating the capture of French treasure ships, 1745. Obverse: Naval action; over each ship are the initials of its name, 'ND, D, LE, PF, MA' ('Notre Dame', 'Duke', 'Louis Erasme', 'Prince Frederick', 'Marquis d'Antin'). Exergue: 'IULLI . X . MDCCXLV .' Reverse: Two infant Fames, bearing respectively a trumpet and a laurel branch, hold two medallions with the busts of 'IAC . TALBOT .' and 'IOHA . MORECOCK .' Below, a procession of treasure wagons marked 44, 45. Exergue: 'VENIEBUNT LONDO . OCT . I . ET . II . MDCCXLV .' (They came to London, I and 2 Oct. 1745.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1380 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kirk, J. |
| Vessels: | Duke (c. 1745); Louis Erasme fl.1745 (French) Notre Dame fl.1745 (French) Marquis L'Antin fl.1745 (French) Prince Frederick 1679 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1745 |
| People: | Kirk, J.; Morecock, John Talbot, James |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 37 mm |
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