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Description: | Medal commemorating the strengthened navy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XIV with long hair, draped, (left) a trident in rear. Legend: 'LVDOVICVS . XIV . FRANC . ET . NAV . REX.' Reverse: Port-quarter view of a three-masted ship under sail. Legend: 'NAVIGATIO INSTAVRATA.' (Navigation inaugurated.) Exergue: '1668.'
caption: Medal commemorating the strengthened navy; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the strengthened navy; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Louis XIV French Navy King of France J Mauger | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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