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Description: | Medal commemorating increased naval power. Obverse: Bust of King Louis XVI in a tie-wig, uniform and ribbon over shoulder (right). Legend: 'LUD . XVI . REX . CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Amphitrite, astride a dolphin, her drapery flying, playing the lyre. Legend: 'INIMICA PER AEQUORA SERVAT.' (She keeps guard in hostile seas.) Exergue: 'MARINE.'
caption: Medal commemorating increased naval power; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating increased naval power; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals N.M. XVI Louis Gatteaux | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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