Medal commemorating the bombardment of Havre, 1694
Medal commemorating the bombardment of Havre, 1694. Obverse: Bust of King William III laureate, in a wig and mantle (right). Legend: 'INVICTISSIMVS GUILLELMVS MAG'. Reverse: A brazen bull standing on a platform, flames below, Havre on fire and boats full of troops in the distance. Legend: 'SVIS PERIT IGNIBUS AVCTOR' (The inventor perishes in his own flames). Exergue: 'PORTVS . GRATIAE . EXVSTVS ET . EVERSVS . BOMBARD[IS] ANGLO . BATAV[IS] MDCXCIIII' (Havre de Grace burnt and destroyed by the bombardment of the English and Dutch 1694). The bull is a reference to Perillus of Agrigentum, who invented the torture of placing the victims of the tyrant of that city inside a heated brazen bull. He himself perished by the same means.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC0144 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Boskam, J. |
Places: | Netherlands |
Events: | Nine Years' War: Bombardment of Havre, 1694 |
Date made: | 1694 |
People: | King William III |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 60 mm |
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