Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Head of Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISS'. Reverse: Trophy of Roman armour surmounted by two mural crowns. Legend: 'CADAQUESIUM ET CASTILLIO CAPT.' Exergue: 'AD ORAM CATAL . MARIT . M . DC . LV'.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1140 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | War of the Harvesters: Capture of Cadaques, 1655; War of the Harvesters: Capture of Castillio, 1655 |
| Date made: | 28 May 1655; 1 Jul 1655 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 40 mm |
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