An image showing 'Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1656; obverse'

An image showing 'Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1656; reverse'

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Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1657

Counter commemorating the victory off the Dardanelles, 1657. Obverse: St Mark seated (left), handing the sacred flag to the Doge kneeling (right). Legend: 'S . M . VEN . BERTVCCIVS . VALERIO . D.' Reverse: A dragon (right) attacked by an eagle (left). Legend: 'RESISTIT . IMPAVIDE.' (Fearless in self-defence.) Exergue: 'ANNO . I .'

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0504
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Counter
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Corner, F.
Places:	Italy
Events:	Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War: Action off the Dardanelles,1657
Date made:	1656
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 35 mm