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Description: | Naval reward medal. Obverse: Naval reward, 1692-93. Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: The king, seated in the stern of an antique galley (right), a trident in his left hand, presenting this medal to a sailor. Legend: 'VIRTUTI . NAUTICAE . PRAEMIA DATA.' (Reward given for naval valour). Exergue: 'M . DC . XCIII.'
caption: Naval reward medal; obverse
caption: Naval reward medal; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Louis XIV French Navy King of France | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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