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).
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Object Details
ID: | SEC1056 |
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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 |