Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Anthony of Burgundy. Legend: 'ANTONIVS . A . BVRGONDIA . DO . DE . WAKEN . A . F.' Reverse: A hand grasping a sword, amid flames rising from an altar. Legend: 'VIRTVTI . FORTVNA . CEDIT' (Fortune gives way to valour).
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Object Details
ID: | SEC1234 |
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Type: | Medal cast |
Display location: | Not on display |
People: | Burgundy, Anthony of |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 32 mm |