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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: A bust of Britannia (left) a small trident behind. Legend: 'O . FAIR . BRITANNIA . HAIL'. Reverse: Victory (right), holding a laurel wreath and a palm branch, on the prow of an antique vessel. Legend: 'LOVISBOVRG TAKEN . MDCCLVIII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0950 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Pingo, Thomas |
| Events: | Seven Years' War: Capture of Louisbourg, 1758 |
| Date made: | 26 Jul 1758 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 8 mm x 40 mm |
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