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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a medal commemorating the attack on the Isle de Rhe in 1627. Obverse: Arms of France. Legend: 'NIL . NISI . CONSILIO.' (nothing without council. Reverse: A square raft on the sea, with a distant view of an island and a fort; on the raft a snail which is unable to draw in its head owing to an arrow passing through the neck. Legend: 'ESTO . DOMI' (stay at home). Exergue: '1628'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1110 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Anglo-French War: Attack on the Isle de Rhe, 1627 |
| Date made: | 27 Oct 1627 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 28 mm |