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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718. Reverse: An eagle destroying seven smaller birds. Legend: 'NVNCA NADIE CONTRA SV SE�OR.' (Never any one against his Lord.) Reverse: The naval action; plan of Sicilian coast (left), inscribed. Legend: 'VICTORIA NAVAL CONTRA LOS ESPA�OLES.' (The naval victory over the Spaniards.) Inscription: 'MESSINA, SIRACVSA.' The eagle is emblematic of the Emperor. Exergue: 'MDCCXVIII'. (School of Nuremberg)
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals G.W. Vestner | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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