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An image showing 'Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790; obverse'
An image showing 'Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790; reverse'
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Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790

Counter commemorating the victory over the pirates of Tunis, 1790. Obverse: A Venetian vessel fighting a vessel flying the crescent flag. Legend: 'AFRICIS LEO SAEVUS IN UNDIS.' (A fierce lion in African waters.) Inscription within laurel wreath in five lines: 'LUDOVICI MANIN PRINCIPIS MUNUS . A . II 1790.'
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Object details

ID: MEC0515
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Badoreo, M.
Places: Italy
Events: Action against the Tunisian pirates, 1790
Date made: 1790
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 32 mm