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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Head of William III. Legend: 'GULIELM : III D . G . M. BRIT : FR : ET HIB : REX F. D. P. A.' Reverse: A rock rising out of the sea. The British flagship, left, sailing by uninjured, the meridian sun shining over her. To the right, the French flagship sinking, behind her a sun, marked with the fleur-de-lis reversed, is setting. Legend: 'SOL . ORIENS . FUGAT .OCCIDENTEM.' (The rising sun puts to flight the setting sun). Exergue: 'D.19-29 May . MDCXCII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1028 |
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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 38 mm |