Medal cast

Cast of a silver commemorative medal for a proposed commercial treaty with Spain. Two casts obverse and reverse. Obverse: A portrait of Charles II. Legend: 'CAROLUS . SECONDUS . DEI . GRATIA . MAG . BRI . FRA . ET . HIB . REX'. Reverse: Charles II as a statue on a plinth, ships behind. Legend: 'REDEANT . COMMERCIA . FLANDRIS 1666'. The casts are mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0399
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1666
People: King Charles II
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 57 mm
Parts: Medal cast