Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk

Medal commemorating the cession of Dunkirk. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Legend: 'LUDOVICUS XIIII . REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS.' Reverse: Dunkirk kneeling (right) an antique galley behind her, offering a scroll of the fortress to the king standing, dressed as a Roman general. Legend: 'PROVIDENTIA PRINCIPIS.' Exergue: 'DUNQUERCA RECUPERATA . M . DC . LXII.'

Object Details

ID: MEC0726
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mauger, Jean
Places: France
Events: Cession of Dunkirk, 1662
Date made: 1662
People: King Louis XIV of France
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm
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