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Medal commemorating the Battle of la Hogue, 1692

Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Obverse: Hercules, seated on a rock, his club in his right hand (right), watching a distant naval battle. Legend: 'NE HERCULES ADVERSUS DUOS.' (Not even Hercules against two.) Reverse: Two fleets in action, wreckage in the foreground. Legend: 'BRITANNA ET BELGICA VIRTUS.' (The valour of the British and the Dutch.) Exergue: 'D . XIX . XXIX . MAJI MDCXCII.' (19-29 May 1692)
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Object Details

ID: MEC0357
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Smeltzing, Jan
Places: Netherlands
Events: Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692
Date made: 1692
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 53 mm