Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Pope Pius V. Legend: 'PII . V . PONT . MAX . ANN . SAL . DXXI.'' Reverse: Three armed women, representing the Papacy, Spain and Venice, joining hands. Below the Pascal Lamb between an eagle and winged lion. Legend: 'FOEDERIS . IN . TVRCAS . SANCTIO.' (Ratification of the league against the Turks).

Object Details

ID: SEC1338
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War: Christian League against Turkey, 1570
Date made: 1570
People: V, Pope, Pius
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 43 mm