|
Date: |
|
Description: | Naval reward medal. 18th-century copy. Obverse: Within a garland in high relief on both sides, half-length figure of Queen Elizabeth crowned (front) in a ruff and puffed sleeves, holding a sceptre in her right and orb in her left hand. Legend: '. DITIOR . IN . TO .TO . NON . ALTER . CIRCVLVS . . ORBE .' (No other circle in the whole world more rich.) Reverse: An ark on a rough sea; above, the rays of the sun under clouds. Legend: 'SEVAS : TRANQVILLA : PER . : VNDAS.' (Tranquil amid violent waves.) Cast and chased. Not contemporary. Possibly by Sutton Nicholls.
caption: unavailable
caption: Naval Reward medal; obverse
caption: Naval Reward medal; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals I Elizabeth | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Medal cast
Commemorative medal Two casts, obverse…
-
-
|