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 |
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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 |