Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal . Obverse: Bust of Charles III of Spain. Legend: 'CAROLVS III . D . G . HISP : ET IND : REX.' Reverse: View of Barcelona. Legend: 'VNI NVNC IMPAR CVI MILITAT AETHER' (Now unequal to one for whom heaven fights). Exergue: 'BARCELONA LIBERATA D . XII . MAII . M . DCCVI'.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1318 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wermuth, Christian |
| Events: | War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Barcelona, 1706 |
| Date made: | 12 May 1706 |
| People: | King Charles III of Spain |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 32 mm |