Medal commemorating Queen Mary Regent and the repair of the fleet
Medal commemorating Queen Mary Regent and the repair of the fleet. Obverse: Bust of Queen Mary laureate. Legend: 'MARIA D . G . M . BRIT : FRAN : ET HIB : REGINA F . D . P . A' (Mary, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, pious, august). Reverse: The queen, holding a trident, pouring out the contents of a cornucopia; in the distance Dutch ships being repaired (left) and Lord Torrington conveyed to the Tower of London (right). Legend: 'DISSIPAT ET REFICIT' (she dispels [the storms] and repairs [the fleet]). Exergue: 'REGINAE REGENTI MDCXC' (To the Queen Regent, 1690).
Object Details
| ID: | MEC0131 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Smeltzing, Jan |
| Date made: | 1690 |
| People: | Queen Mary II; Royal Netherlands Navy Torrington, Lord |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |
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