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.'

Object Details

ID: SEC1138
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
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