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Commemorative medal presented as a gift from the Clergy to the Navy
Commemorative medal presented as a gift from the clergy to the navy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a tie-wig, uniform and ribbon over shoulder (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICO XVI . REGI CHRISTIANISS.' (To Louis XVI, most Christian king.) Reverse: Below, a cross, an aureole and fleur-de-lis on either side. Inscription: 'PRO RE NAVALI NAUTARUMQUE VIDUIS ET PUPILLIS SPONTE DONA OFFEREBAT CLERUS GALLIC . MDCCLXXXII.' (On behalf of the navy and the widows and orphans of sailors, the French clergy voluntarily offered gifts.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0541 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin |
| Places: | France |
| Date made: | 1782 |
| People: | de France, Louis Auguste; French Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |
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