Medal cast

Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Obverse: Bust of Louis XIV (right), laureate, wearing armour and a lace cravat. Legend: 'LVD . XIIII . D . G . F . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Christian captives being freed by Louis XIV. Legend: 'CAPT . EX . AFR . CATASTIS . REDEMPTI' (captives ransomed from the African slave market). Exergue: 'M . DC . LXIII'. Celebrates victory over the Algerian pirates in 1663.

Object Details

ID: SEC1142
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1663
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 6 mm x 52 mm