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Description: | Commemorative medal presented as a gift from the clergy to the navy. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a tie-wig, uniform and ribbon over shoulder (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICO XVI . REGI CHRISTIANISS.' (To Louis XVI, most Christian king.) Reverse: Below, a cross, an aureole and fleur-de-lis on either side. Inscription: 'PRO RE NAVALI NAUTARUMQUE VIDUIS ET PUPILLIS SPONTE DONA OFFEREBAT CLERUS GALLIC . MDCCLXXXII.' (On behalf of the navy and the widows and orphans of sailors, the French clergy voluntarily offered gifts.)
caption: Commemorative medal presented as a gift from the Clergy to the Navy; obverse
caption: Commemorative medal presented as a gift from the Clergy to the Navy; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Duvivier medals XVI Louis French Navy B. | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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