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Medal commemorating the earthquake at Lisbon, 1755
Medal commemorating the earthquake at Lisbon, 1755. Obverse: Lisbon, holding a caduceus in her left hand, a shield engraved with a ship (left), seated amid debris; lightning, flames and smoke issuing from the rocks behind. Legend: 'TERRAE MOTVVM VI . D . I . NOV .MDCCLV' (By the violence of earthquakes, 1 Nov. 1755). Reverse: English, Dutch and Spanish fleets in the Tagus; view of the town in the distance, an inscribed scroll above, 'LISBONA'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0242 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Holtzhey, M. |
| Places: | Netherlands |
| Events: | Earthquake at Lisbon, 1755 |
| Date made: | 1755 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 53 mm |