Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660
        
        Medal commemorating the embarkation at Scheveningen of King Charles II, 1660. Obverse: Bust of King Charles II in long wig and armour with an order (three-quarter right). Legend: 'CAROLUS . II . D: G . MAGNAE . BRIT . FRA . ET . HIB . REX .' (Charles II, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland). Reverse: The fleet under sail, Fame with a trumpet and scroll flying above. Inscription on scroll: 'SOLI DEO GLORIA' (Glory to God alone). Inscription on a shell below: 'His Ma:tie went from Scheveling in Holl: towards Engl: 2 June 1660'. Legend: 'IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS . PSAL . 89' (In my name shall his horn be exalted).
              
      
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0096 | 
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals | 
| Type: | Medal | 
| Display location: | Display - QH | 
| Creator: | Abeele, Peter van | 
| Places: | Netherlands | 
| Events: | Embarkation of King Charles II at Scheveningen, 1660 | 
| Date made: | 1660 | 
| People: | King Charles II | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 70 mm | 
 
                    