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Medal commemorating Dunkirk fortified
Medal commemorating Dunkirk fortified. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII. REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Plan of the town and fortifications; France holding a staff and anchor reclining beside an antique boat in foreground. Legend: 'FRETI GALLICI DECUS ET SECURITAS'. Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA MUNITA ET AMPLIATA. M. DC. LXXI'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0734 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Fortification of Dunkirk, 1671 |
| Date made: | 1671 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |