Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Three short columns joined by a rope. Centre column terminating in a mural crown is inscribed: 'AVGVSTA VLMA LANDAV TRARBACH GIBRALTAR ALIISQVE RECEPTIS'. Right hand column with a naval crown: 'PVGNA NAVALI XXIV XIII AVGVSTI'. Left hand column with a laurel wreath: 'PVGNA TERRESTRI II . IVL . ET . XIII . AVG'. Exergue: 'ANNVS MDCCIV'. Legend: 'GALLIS HISPANIS BAVARIS INFELLICIS GERMANIS ANGLIS BATAVIS FELLICISM'. Reverse: 'LVDOVICO MAGNO QVI BAVARIS DEBELLATIS GALLIS TOTIES DEVICTIS SOCIS ELECTORIB BIS SVBACTIS GERMANIS ANGLIS BATAVIS TRIVMPHANTIBVS SVIS CLASSIBVS FVGATIS ET INCENSIS A FOEDERATIS PACEM EXPECTAT PETIT ANNO MDCCV'. Commemorates naval and military victories of 1704 over Louis XIV and his allies..

Object Details

ID: SEC1297
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 8 mm x 51 mm