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Description: | Medal commemorating the relief of Barcelona, 1706. Obverse: Bust of King Charles III of Spain (right). Legend: 'CAROL III. HISP. IND. ETC. REX . VINDICATA A DEO SOCIISQ. JUSTITIA . EJECIT MONSTRA' (Charles II, King of Spain, the Indies etc., the justice of his cause having been vindicated by God and the allies has expelled the monsters). Reverse: Jason, trampling upon the dragon, holding up the Golden Fleece, a pomegranate tree overhead; a cardinal, an executioner, frogs and toads in flight, leaving on the ground a club, a torch and French cornucopiae filled with money. (Right), Barcelona in distance (left). Legend: 'NEC VIRES NEC VIRUS HABENT' (They have neither strength nor poison). Exergue: 'M.DCCVI'.
caption: Medal commemorating the relief of Barcelona, 1706; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the relief of Barcelona, 1706; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals M. Smeltzing Charles III | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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