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Description: | Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643. Obverse: Youthful bust of King Louis XIV with long hair in armour and cloak (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS . XIIII . REX . CHRISTIANISS' (Louis XIV, most Christian king of France and Navarre). Reverse: Trident within a crown decorated with palm and laurel rising out of the sea, Cartagena (right) and fleet (left) bombarding it. Legend: 'OMEN IMPERII MARITIMI'. (An augury of a maritime empire). Exergue: 'HISPANIS . SVO . IN . MARI . VICTIS . AD . KARTAG . NOVAM M. DCXLIII'. (The Spanish defeated at New Carthage, 1643.)
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Battle of Cartagena, 1643; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Louis XIV V.B. King of France | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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