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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of William III in armour. Legend: 'GVILIELMVS . III . D . G . MAG . BRIT . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX'. Reverse: William as a Roman warrior, bearing his armorial shield, overturns an obelisk erected to the naval glory of France; the top is surmounted by a naval crown and drooping lilies; the front is ornamented with a lauriated trident and the pedestal with a sun setting behind the sea. Round the base are the arms and flags of France and Turkey. Behind, a sea fight with distant views of 'BARFLEUR' and 'WIGHT'. Legend: 'MINC OCCIDIT UNDIS' (Thus it sets behind the waves). Exergue: 'GALLIS FOEDA STRAGE MARI EIECTIS 29 . May .1692' (The French driven from the sea by a disgraceful defeat).
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1029 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Luder, I |
| Events: | Nine Years' War: Battle of La Hougue, 1692 |
| Date made: | 29 May 1692 |
| People: | King William III |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 58 mm |
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