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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right, wearing a cloak over armour. Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . MAGNVS . REX . CHRISTANISSIMVS'. Reverse: Victory, winged, on bow of a galley. Legend: 'INCENSA . BATAVORVM . CLASSE.' Exergue: 'TABAGO . MDCLXXVII'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1146 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Tobago, 1677 |
| Date made: | 3 Mar 1677 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 69 mm |