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Medal commemorating the bombardment of Genoa, 1684
Medal commemorating the bombardment of Genoa, 1684. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Jupiter mounted on an eagle hurling his thunderbolts on the city; below, the fleet bombarding it. Legend: 'VIBRATA IN SUPERBOS FULMINA.' Exergue: 'GENUA EMENDATA . . M . D . LXXXIV.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0750 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | War of the Reunions: Bombardment of Genoa, 1684 |
| Date made: | 1684 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |