Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of William III. Legend: 'INVICTISSIMVS GVILLELMVS . MAG'. Reverse: Inscription: 'FUGATIS EX . MARI . BRITAN GALLIS . INCENSA CAPTA . DESTRUCTA . CLASSE . FOEDISSIMUM AD . LITTORA . MONUMENTUM PSEUDO NEPTVNI . GALLICI * LUDOVICI . XIIII *' Between laurel branches 'M . S . MDCXCII'. (The French having been driven from the British sea, their fleet burnt, taken or destroyed, this most disgraceful monument upon the coast of the false French Neptune, Louis XIV, is dedicated to his memory, 1692).

Object Details

ID: SEC1026
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 47 mm
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