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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV as child, laureate in Roman armour. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . XIV . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Rising from the sea a trident, to which are tied crosswise a palm branch and laurel branch, a naval crown surrounding the whole. Cartagena and the victorious fleet in the distance. Legend: 'OMEN IMPERII MARITIMI'. Exergue: 'HISPANIS . SVO . IN . MARI . VICTIS . AD . KARTAG . NOVAM . M . DC . XLIII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1135 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, Henri; M. Molart |
| Events: | Franco-Spanish War: Battle of Cartagena, 1643 |
| Date made: | 4 Sep 1643 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 69 mm |