Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse cracked. Obverse: A kneeling African, holding a flat basket containing peaces of ivory. In the background, a ship with the Brandenburg flag, partly obscured by fort. Legend: 'COEPTA . NAVIGATIO . AD ODRAS . GVINEA . AN . MDCLXXXI . FELICTER.' (Navigation to the coasts of Guinea happily begun 1681). Reverse: A ship flying the Brandenburg flag. Legend: 'DEO . DVCE . AVSPICYS . SERRENISSIMI . ELECTORIS . BRANDENBVRGICI.'
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1410 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1881 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 65 mm |