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Token commemorating the centenary of the Naval Museum Madrid, 1943
Token commemorating the centenary of the Naval Museum Madrid, 1943. Obverse: View of the Naval Museum, Madrid, ancient buildings and tower (left). Legend: '1843 . MUSEO NAVAL 1943.' Reverse: Two sailors in uniform on either side of an inscribed tablet, leaning against it; a model of an antique ship above. Inscription, on tablet: 'DUCE . NAVALI . D . IOACHIM FRIAS MARITIMI . MUSAEI . INITIVM IN . VULGO DICTA. :CASA DEL PLATERO: 19. NOV; MDCCCXLIII RECTORE. D. EMMANVEL . POSSE SVB . NAVALIS . AUSPICIIS MINISTRI . D. SALVATORIS . MORENO . FERNANDEZ EIVSDEM . MUSAEI CENTENARIVM . I RECTORE . D . IVLIO. CVILLENTATO.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC2263 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ortells |
| Places: | Spain |
| Events: | Opening of Madrid Naval Museum, 1843 |
| Date made: | 1943 |
| People: | Museo Naval de Madrid |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 55 mm |