Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Reverse cracked. Obverse: Between columns, a table on which scales and a sword. Drapery behind and the shield of Hamburg above. On the pedestals of the columns left: 'ANNO 1736'. Right: '1736'. Legend: 'ET IVSTI VINDEX.' (The champion of the just). Exergue: 'REIP . HAMB.' Reverse: A frigate flying the Hamburg flag. Legend: 'ET FORMINANDA LATRONI' (and the terror of the pirate). Exergue: 'ADMIRALITAS'.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1415 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Haesling, D. |
| Date made: | 1736 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 4 mm x 44 mm |
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