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Medal commemorating the establishment of a lazaretto at Marseilles, 1775
Medal commemorating the establishment of a lazaretto at Marseilles, 1775. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a long wig and drapery (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XVI . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Several men unloading goods from a vessel at the quay at Marseilles and carrying them into a building. Legend: 'QUAM HOSPITIO EXCIPIT ARCET.' Exergue: 'CONSILIUM MASSILIENSE SALUTIS PUBLICAE CUSTOS MDCCLXXV.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0540 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gatteaux, N. M. |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1775 |
| People: | de France, Louis Auguste |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 33 mm |