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Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677
Medal commemorating the capture of Tobago, 1677. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . MAGNUS . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS .' Reverse: Victory, winged, thunderbolts in her right hand and a palm in her left, standing on an antique galley. Legend: 'INCENSA . BATAVORUM . CLASSE .' (The Dutch fleet burnt.) Exergue: 'AD INS[ULAM] . TABAGO . M . DC . LXXVII.' (At the Island of Tobago, 1677.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0743 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Events: | Franco-Dutch War: Battle of Tobago, 1677 |
| Date made: | 1677 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |