Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV as a youth, wearing a cloak over armour. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . XIIII . 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.' Reverse chipped.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC1136 |
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Type: | Medal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | 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: 8 mm x 65 mm |