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Medal commemorating the bombardment of Dunkirk, 1695
Medal commemorating the bombardment of Dunkirk, 1695. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: View of the town of Dunkirk and harbour, a bastion (right), a two-masted oared galley in harbour; in the foreground a vessel sinking, shells bursting. Legend: 'DUNKERCA ILLAESA.' (Dunkirk uninjured.) Exergue: 'M . DC . XCV.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0764 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mauger, Jean |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Bombardment of Dunkirk, 1695 |
| Date made: | 1695 |
| People: | King Louis XIV of France |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 41 mm |