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Medal commemorating Toulon being made a naval base

Medal commemorating Toulon being made a naval base. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Plan of the harbour and fortified town, the goddess Pallas Athene with her Medusa shield seated on clouds above. Legend: 'TOLONII PORTUS ET NAVALE'. Exergue: 'M.DC.LXXX'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC0531
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Medal
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Mauger, Jean
Date made:	1680
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 41 mm