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Medal commemorating the action off Corfu victory over the Turks, 1716
Medal commemorating the action off Corfu victory over the Turks, 1716. Obverse: Bust of King John V of Portugal, in a long wig and armour (right), face (three-quarter right). Legend: 'IOANNES . V . REX PORTVG . ET . ALGARB' (John V, King of Portugal and the Algarves). Reverse: Ship of war passing between two rocks, flanked by columns (Straits of Gibraltar and the Pillars of Hercules.) Legend: 'QVA . DATA . PORTA . IVVAT' (By the passage which is open to them they set forth to succour.) Exergue: 'FVSIS . FVGATISQVE . TVRCIS . LVSIT[ANA] . CLASSIS SUBSID[IATVR] . AD TAENARVM . P[ORTVM] . 1717' (The Turks having been scattered and put to flight, the Lusitanian fleet stands by the harbour of Taenarum.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0195 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hamerani, O. |
| Events: | Ottoman–Venetian War: Action off Corfu, 1716 |
| Date made: | 1717 |
| People: | King John V of Portugal |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 47 mm |
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