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Description: | Naval reward medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665. Obverse: Head of King Charles II, laureate, in a long wig (right). Legend: 'CAROLVS . SECVNDVS . DEI . GRATIA . MAG . BRI . FRAN . ET . HIB . REX.' Reverse: The king dressed as a Roman general standing on the shore (right); stern view of two ships in action, others in distance, wreckage (left). Exergue: 'PRO . TALIBVS . AVSIS .' (For such enterprises.) Similar to preceding but ships in action further in distance than in preceding, wreckage in foreground.
caption: Naval reward medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665; obverse
caption: Naval reward medal commemorating the Battle of Lowestoft, 1665; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | II medals John Charles Roettier | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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