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Medal commemorating the capture of Barcelona, Ath and Cartagena, 1697

Medal commemorating the capture of Barcelona, Ath and Cartagena, 1697. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: A winged Victory, a palm in her left hand, inscribing three shields hung on a palm tree. Legend: 'VICTORIA COMES FRANCORUM.' (Victory the friend of France.) Shields inscribed: (left) 'AD BARCINONEM HISPANI'; (centre) 'AD ATHAM FLANDRIAE'; (right) 'AD CARTHAGINEM NOVI ORBIS.' Exergue: 'MDCXCVII'.
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Object details

ID: MEC0770
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Events: Nine Years' War: Capture of Barcelona, 1697; Nine Years' War: Capture of Ath, 1697 Nine Years' War: Battle of Cartagena, 1697
Date made: 1697
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm