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: Prow of galley with three roses growing out of it. Legend: 'RHODA . CATALON . CAPTA'. Exergue: 'M . DC . XLV.'

Object Details

ID: SEC1137
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Roussel, Henri
Events: Franco-Spanish War: Capture of Rosas, 1645
Date made: 28 May 1645
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 9 mm x 70 mm
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