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Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646
Medal commemorating the capture of Dunkirk, 1646. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV as a child (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A sailor kneeling (right), offering a rudder to France, seated (left) holding a shield. Legend: 'VIRES HOSTIUM NAVALES ACCISAE.' (The hostile naval forces weakened.) Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA EXP M . DC . XLVI.' (Dunkirk captured.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0723 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Capture of Dunkirk, 1646 |
| Date made: | 1646 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |