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Medal commemorating Admiral Jacques Bagge, b.1499
Medal commemorating Admiral Jacques Bagge, b.1499. Obverse: Admiral Bagge's coat of arms with plumed helmet and three flags above, scrolls on either side. Legend: 'JAC . BAGGE THALASSIARCHA.' (Jacob Bagge, Admiral.) Reverse: Victory, winged, holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand, standing on the bow of an antique galley, laden with trophies. Legend: 'TESTIS ERIT MAGNIS VIRTUTIBUS UNDA.' (The sea will bear witness to his great virtues.) Exergue: 'AD BORNHOLMIAM, 1563.' (At Bornholm, 1563.) Struck by the Swedish Academy.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0473 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Enegren, G. A. |
| Places: | Sweden |
| Date made: | 1819 |
| People: | Bagge, Jakob |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |
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