Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a commemorative medal. Both cracked. Obverse: Bust of Agostino Barbarigo. Legend: 'AVGVSTINVS BARBA DICVS MARIS GENER: PRO VIS:' Reverse: Two winged figures supporting a shield on a low pedestal.Sheld inscribed: 'MEM : AET' (to the eternal memory). Legend: 'MAGNAE NAVALIS VICTORIAE'.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC1323 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Neidinger, J. |
| Events: | Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War: Battle of Lepanto, 1571 |
| Date made: | 7 Oct 1571 |
| People: | Barbarigo, Agostino |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 6 mm x 55 mm |