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Naval reward medal
Naval reward medal. Obverse: Naval reward, 1692-93. Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: The king, seated in the stern of an antique galley (right), a trident in his left hand, presenting this medal to a sailor. Legend: 'VIRTUTI . NAUTICAE . PRAEMIA DATA.' (Reward given for naval valour). Exergue: 'M . DC . XCIII.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0759 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Naval reward |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Date made: | 1693 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France; French Navy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |