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Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677

Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XIV in a long wig, Roman armour and mantle (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS MAGNVS REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS'. Reverse: Victory, winged a palm-branch in her left hand, and thunderbolts in her right, standing on an antique galley. Clouds (left and right). Legend: 'INCENSA . BATAVORUM . CLASSE'. Exergue: 'TABAGO MDCLXXVII'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC0530
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Meybusch, Anton
Events: Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Tobago, 1677
Date made: 1677
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 70 mm