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Description: | Commemorative medal Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv. Inscr."GVILIELMVS.III.D.G.MAG.BRIT.FRAN.ET.HIB.REX". Bust of William III in armour. Rev. "MINC OCCIDIT UNDIS" "GALLIS FOEDA STRAGE MARI EIECTIS 29.May.1692". William as a Roman warrior, bearing his armorial shield, overturns an obelisk erected to the naval glory of France; the top is surmounted by a naval crown and drooping lilies; the front is ornamented with a lauriated trident and the pedestal with a sun setting behind the sea. Round the base are the arms and flags of France and Turkey. Behind, a sea fight with distant views of "BARFLEUR" and "WIGHT".
Inscription. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv. Inscr."GVILIELMVS.III.D.G.MAG.BRIT.FRAN.ET.HIB.REX". Bust of William III in armour. Rev. "MINC OCCIDIT UNDIS" "GALLIS FOEDA STRAGE MARI EIECTIS 29.May.1692". William as a Roman warrior, bearing his armorial shield, overturns an obelisk erected to the naval glory of France; the top is surmounted by a naval crown and drooping lilies; the front is ornamented with a lauriated trident and the pedestal with a sun setting behind the sea. Round the base are the arms and flags of France and Turkey. Behind, a sea fight with distant views of "BARFLEUR" and "WIGHT". | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | William III | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Creator: | Luder, I | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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