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Medal commemorating the Battle of Solebay, 1672
Medal commemorating the Battle of Solebay, 1672. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Neptune standing in his car drawn by two horses, threatening with his trident Holland (left) and her lion. Legend: 'VICTORIA NAVALIS.' (The naval victory.) Exergue: 'M . DC . LXXII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0735 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Solebay, 1672 |
| Date made: | 1672 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |