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Medal commemorating the capture of San Juan d'Ulloa, 1838
Medal commemorating the capture of San Juan d'Ulloa, 1838. Obverse: Head of King Louis Philippe, laureate (left). Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . PHILIPPVS I . FRANCORVM . REX.' Reverse: Port broadside view of the frigate 'Nereide' lying at anchor before the fort, a mountain in the distance; above, France, holding a flag in her right hand and a thunderbolt in her left. Legend: 'IVS GENTIVM ARMIS GALLICIS VINDICATVM.' (The law of nations vindicated by the French arms.) Exergue: 'CASTELLO S. IOANNIS DE VLVA, EXPVGNATO D . XXVII NOV . M DCCC XXXVIII.' (The fort of San Juan d'Ulloa captured on 27 November 1838.)
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0788 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Depaulis, Alexis Joseph |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Pastry War: Battle of Veracruz, 1838 |
| Vessels: | Nereide fl.1838 (French) |
| Date made: | 1838 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 mm |