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Medal commemorating the Expedition to Brest, 1694

Medal commemorating the expedition to Brest, 1694. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV, (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: The goddess Pallas Athene with a spear and Medusa's shield standing on the beach, a naval trophy (left), coast and shipping (right). Legend: 'CUSTOS ORAE AREMORICAE.' Exergue: 'BATAV . ET ANGL . AD LITTUS AREMORICUM CAESIS . M . DC . XCIV.' (Dutch and English killed off the shores of Brittany, 1694.)
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Object Details

ID: MEC0762
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Events: Nine Years' War: Battle of Caramet, 1694
Date made: 1694
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm