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Medal commemorating the enrollment of sixty thousand seamen
Medal commemorating the enrollment of sixty thousand seamen. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A sailor, in his left hand a rudder, leaning against an inscribed column, an anchor (left) and distant view of a seaport (right). Legend: 'BELLO . ET . COMMERCIO.' (For war and commerce). Inscription (on column): 'NAUTARUM LX . MILLE CONSCRIPT.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0746 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Date made: | 1670 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France; French Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |
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