Medal commemorating the bombardment of the French coast, 1694

Medal commemorating the bombardment of the French coast, 1694. Obverse: King William III, laureate, standing dressed as a Roman general, a fulmen in his right hand. Legend: 'IOVI TONANTI.' (To Jove, the Thunderer.) Exergue: 'GUILIELMO III. D . G . M . BRITANN . REGI'. Reverse: Ships bombarding coast towns, buildings in flames; the sun in glory above. Legend: 'URBES ASPICIT ACCENSAS: NEC TANTOS SVSTINET AESTUS.' (He beholds the cities in flames, and cannot bear so great a heat.) Exergue: 'VIBRATA IN MARITIMAS GALLIAE VRBES FVLMINA 1694.' (Thunder hurled against the maritime towns of France.)