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Description: | Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish fleets at Palermo, 1676. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig (right) with a small curl in front. Legend: 'LVDOVICUS . MAGNUS . REX . CHRISTIANISSMUS .' Reverse: An antique galley, on the stern two cupids holding a globe bearing the lilies of France; above, a flying Victory about to place a wreath upon it. Legend: 'VICTORIA PANORMITANA.' Exergue: 'DELETA . HOSTIVM . CLASSE . 1676'.
caption: Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish fleets at Palermo, 1676; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the defeat of the Dutch and Spanish fleets at Palermo, 1676; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Roussel H. 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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