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Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643
Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUD . XIIII . FR . ET NAV . REX CHRISTIANISS.' (Louis XIV, most Christian king of France and Navarre). Reverse: A trident within a crown decorated with palm and laurel rising out of the sea, Cartagena (right) and fleet (left) bombarding it. Legend: 'OMEN IMPERII MARITIMI.' (An augury of a maritime empire). Exergue: 'HISPANIS VICTIS AD CARTHAGINEM NOVAM M. DC . XLIII' (The Spanish defeated at New Carthage, 1643.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0720 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Franco-Spanish War: Battle of Cartagena, 1643 |
| Date made: | 1643 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |