Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Charles II (3/4 right), with very long hair, a large neckcloth in a bow, armour and a medal suspended from a string of jewels. Legend: 'CAROLUS . II . D : G . MAGNAE . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX.' Reverse: The fleet under sail, Fame with a trumpet and scroll flying above. Inscription on scroll: 'SOLI DEO GLORIA' (Glory to God alone). Inscription on a shell below: 'His Ma:tie went from Scheveling in Holl: towards Engl: 2 June 1660'. Legend: 'IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS . PSAL . 89' (In my name shall his horn be exalted).

Object Details

ID: SEC1056
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Embarkation of King Charles II at Scheveningen, 1660
People: King Charles II
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 70 mm