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Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk
Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Dunkirk kneeling (right) an antique galley behind her, offering a scroll of the fortress to the king standing, dressed as a Roman general. Legend: 'PROVIDENTIA PRINCIPIS.' Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA RECUPERATA . M . DC . LXII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0726 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Cession of Dunkirk, 1662 |
| Date made: | 1662 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |