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Description: | Medal commemorating the Spanish defeat at Dunkirk, 1658. Obverse: Youthful head of King Louis XIV but older than in preceding (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISS .' Reverse: A winged Victory with a caduceus in her right hand and a spear in her left, standing over three prostrate figures. Legend: 'VICTORIA PACIFERA.' (Peace-bearing Victory). Exergue: 'HISPANIS CAESIS AD DUNQUERCAM . M DC . LVIII.' (The Spaniards defeated near Dunkirk, 1658.)
caption: Medal commemorating the Spanish defeat at Dunkirk, 1658; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Spanish defeat at Dunkirk, 1658; 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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