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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust Louis XIV (right) laureate. Cloak over armour. Legend: 'LVD . XIIII . D . G . F . ET . NAV . REX'. Reverse: Christian captives being freed by Louis XIV. Legend: 'CAPT . EX . AFR . CATASTIS . REDEMPTI' (captives ransomed from the African slave market). Exergue: 'M . DC . LXIII'. Celebrates victory over the Algerian pirates in 1663.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1141 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1663 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 50 mm |