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Medal commemorating naval invalids
Medal commemorating naval invalids. Obverse: Head of King Louis XV, laureate (right). Legend: 'LUD . XV . REX . CHRISTIANNIS.' Reverse: Figure of the king standing on a rostral pedestal, busts on columns on either side. Legend: 'LUD . XV . MAJORUM EXEMPLIS AD MAJORA INVITANTI.' (To Louis XV, inviting [men] by the example of greater deeds to [still] greater deeds.) Exergue: 'INVALIDES DE LA MARINE . 1773.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0539 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1773 |
| People: | King Louis XV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 34 mm |