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Description: | Medal commemorating Brest being made a naval base. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Similar to preceding but without a curl in front. Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS'. Reverse: Plan of the fortified town and harbour, Neptune reclining below (right) a key in his right, his left hand resting on a dolphin. Legend: 'TUTELA CLASSIUM OCEANI'. Exergue: 'BRESTI PORTUS AT NAVALI. M. DC. LXXXI'.
caption: Medal commemorating Brest being made a naval base; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating Brest being made a naval base; 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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