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Medal commemorating the reconstructed Port of Elba
Medal commemorating the reconstructed port of Elba. Obverse: Bust of Cosimo I de Medici in low collar and armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'COSMVS . MED . R . P . FLOREN . DVX . II'. Reverse: Plan of the harbour with six galleys in it, Neptune lying below. Legend: 'THVSCORVM ET LIGVRVM SECVRITATI'. Inscription: 'ILVA RENASCENS'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0224 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Poggini, D. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Date made: | 1570 |
| People: | Medici, Cosimo I de |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 42 mm |