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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of King William III in a long wig and armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'GULIELMUS III D. G. M. BRIT : FRANC : ET HIB : REX'. Reverse: Neptune (William III) standing in his two-horsed sea car attacking an enemy (Louis XIV) falling from a similar car. Legend: 'SIMILI POENA COMMISSA LUUNTUR' (Offences are expiated by commensurate punishment). Exergue: 'MIHI SORTE DATUM' (To me [this empire] has been allotted).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1022 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692 |
| Date made: | 19-29 May 1692 |
| People: | King William III |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 70 mm |