Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of King Charles I in a large ruff, armour and ornamented cloak (right). Legend: 'CAROLVS . I . D . G . MAG . BRITANIAE . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX .'. Reverse: Starboard-bow view of a four-masted ship with topsails and courses set on fore and main masts, sails on the mizzen and jigger masts, furled. Legend: 'NEC . META . MIHI . QVI . TERMINVS . ORBI.' (Nor is that a limit to me, which is a boundary to the world.)

Object Details

ID: SEC1075
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Briot, Nicholas
Date made: 1630
People: King Charles I
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 60 mm