Medal cast

Casts of the obverse and reverse of a naval reward medal. Obverse: Bust of Elizabeth, full face. Reverse: A bay tree uninjured, by lightning and winds, flourishing upon an island. Buildings on the island and monsters in the sea. Inscription: 'NON . IPSA . PERICVLA . TANGVNT'.

Object Details

ID: SEC1071
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Date made: 1588
People: Queen Elizabeth I
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 48 mm
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