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Medal commemorating the West Indian Company of Denmark
Medal commemorating the West Indian Company of Denmark. Obverse: Bust of King Frederick V in long wig and drapery (right). Legend: 'FRIDERICVS V D . G . DAN . NORV . V . G . REX.' Reverse: A wharf with buildings, port broadside view of a three-masted ship in foreground (left); vessel careened (right), clouds above. Legend: 'REDDVNT HAEC PRAEMIA MERCES'. Exergue: 'MDCCIL'.
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Object details
| ID: | MEC0443 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wahl, G. W. |
| Places: | Denmark |
| Date made: | 1749 |
| People: | King Frederick V of Denmark; West India Company of Denmark |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 mm |