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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692. Obverse: Bust of King William III mantled, laureate, hair long (right). Legend: 'WILH . III . D . G . ANG . SCO . FR . ET HIB . REX . DEF . FID.' Reverse: Naval action at sunset, 'Soleil Royal' sinking (left). Legend: 'NVNC PLVRIBUS IMPAR.' (Now unequal to many). Exergue: 'OB . CLASS . GALL . AB . ANG . ET HOLL . VICT . ET . DELET . D . 29 . 31 . MAI . A . 1692.' (On the defeat and destruction of the French fleet by the British and Dutch.) Inscription (on edge): 'SIC PHAETHONTAEO TANDEM MARE SVFFICIT IGNI.' (Thus at length the sea suffices for the fire of Phaethon.) (School of Nuremberg)
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of La Hogue, 1692; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Soleil Royal fl.1692 (French) Hautsch William III medals G. | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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