Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse cracked. Obverse: Bust of Christian V. Legend: 'CHRISTIANVS . V . D . G . REX . DAN . NOR . VAN . GOT*'. Edge: 'NAVALE REGIVM HAFNIENSE.ANNO MDCLXXXXI' (Royal naval docks at Copenhagen 1691). Reverse: View of a harbour, in the heavens at cloud and a pillar of fire. Below: 'HIS DVCIBVS EXOD. XIV'. Exergue: 'NEC . IRRITANTES . NEC.IRRITANDAE.' (neither provoking nor being provoked).
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1399 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Meier, B. |
| Places: | Copenhagen |
| People: | King Christian V of Denmark |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 78 mm |
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