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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of William III. Legend: 'INVICTISSIMVS GVILLELMVS . MAG'. Reverse: Inscription: 'FUGATIS EX . MARI . BRITAN GALLIS . INCENSA CAPTA . DESTRUCTA . CLASSE . FOEDISSIMUM AD . LITTORA . MONUMENTUM PSEUDO NEPTVNI . GALLICI * LUDOVICI . XIIII *' Between laurel branches 'M . S . MDCXCII'. (The French having been driven from the British sea, their fleet burnt, taken or destroyed, this most disgraceful monument upon the coast of the false French Neptune, Louis XIV, is dedicated to his memory, 1692).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1026 |
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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 47 mm |