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Medal commemorating the strengthened navy

Medal commemorating the strengthened navy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XIV with long hair, draped, (left) a trident in rear. Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . XIV . FRANC . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of a three-masted ship under sail. Legend: 'NAVIGATIO INSTAVRATA.' (Navigation inaugurated.) Exergue: '1668.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC0731
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Date made: 1668
People: King Louis XIV of France; French Navy
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm