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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV as youth, cloak over armour. Legend: 'LVDX . IIII . D . G . FR . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Prow of galley with three roses growing out of it. Legend: 'RHODA . CATALON . CAPTA'. Exergue: 'M . DC . XLV.'
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1138 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Breton |
| 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: 7 mm x 50 mm |