Medal commemorating 400th anniversary of Maritime Commission, Gdansk

Medal commemorating 400th anniversary of Maritime Commission, Gdansk. Obverse: Starboard-quarter view of a three-masted 16th-century ship, the 'Smok' (Dragon) under all plain sail with pendants at each masthead, the sea indicated below. Legend: 'COMMISSIO . MARITIMA . SIGISMVNDI . AVGVSTI . REGIS . POLONIAE . MDLXVIII'. Reverse: The Polish Eagle displayed. Legend: 'MINISTERSTWO . ZEGLUGI . POLSKIEJ . RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ . LUDOWEJ 1968.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2231
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Founding of the Maritime Commission, 1568
Vessels: Smok 16C
Date made: 1968
People: Maritime Commission
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 70 mm
Parts: Medal commemorating 400th anniversary of Maritime Commission, Gdansk
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