Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of King William III in a long wig and armour, mantled (right). Legend: 'GULIELMUS III D. G. M. BRIT : FRANC : ET HIB : REX'. Reverse: Neptune (William III) standing in his two-horsed sea car attacking an enemy (Louis XIV) falling from a similar car. Legend: 'SIMILI POENA COMMISSA LUUNTUR' (Offences are expiated by commensurate punishment). Exergue: 'MIHI SORTE DATUM' (To me [this empire] has been allotted).

Object Details

ID: SEC1022
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692
Date made: 19-29 May 1692
People: King William III
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm x 70 mm
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