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Description: | Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Dunkirk kneeling (right) an antique galley behind her, offering a scroll of the fortress to the king standing, dressed as a Roman general. Legend: 'PROVIDENTIA PRINCIPIS.' Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA RECUPERATA . M . DC . LXII.'
caption: Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Louis XIV King of France J Mauger | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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