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Medal commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690
Medal commemorating the action off Beachy Head, 1690. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck and showing at the back (right). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . MAGNVS . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMVS'. Reverse: On a large trophy of sterns of stranded ships with Dutch and English flags a standing winged Victory, holding a wreath and palm branch in either hand. Legend: 'MERSA . ET . FVGATA . ANGLORVM . ET . BATAV . CLASSE'. Exergue: 'AD . ORAS . ANGLIAE . MDC . XC .'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0532 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Roussel, H. |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Action off Beachy Head, 1690 |
| Date made: | 1690 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 73 mm |