medal
- Museum number
- 1866,0719.3
- Description
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Lead medal. (whole)
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A monument, consisting of an obelisk upon a pedestal, having on its front a medallion of a setting sun, with a legend. The serpent of Eternity forms the border. On the left of the pedestal, amid piles of captured arms and flags, is seated Hercules leaning upon the medallion, and holding his club, and Truth, naked, standing on the other side, holds a Victory and inscribes the obelisk. The pedestal is inscribed. (reverse)
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A monument, consisting of an obelisk upon a pedestal having on its front a medallion of a sun and a globe, with a legend. The serpent of Eternity forms the border. On the pedestal, amid piles of arms, Minerva, holding a Victory, kneels and supports the medallion, and Fame, holding a trumpet, inscribes the obelisk. The pedestal is inscribed. (obverse)
- Production date
- 1695
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 60.000 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states:
Extremely rare.
This medal is composed of the reverse of the medal published by Louis XIV in 1694 (See Medallic Illustrations 2, p102.328), and the reverse of Medallic Illustrations 2, published in 1885, states: p143.403 published in Holland as a sarcastic retort upon it.
See Van Loon, Gerard, ‘Histoire Métallique des XVII. Provinces des Pays-Bas’, 5 vol. La Haye, 1732-1837 (fol) [There is also an edition in Dutch, but with different paging], IV. 210.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Commemoration of: Defeat of Louis XIV at Namur
- Acquisition date
- 1866
- Department
- Coins and Medals
- Registration number
- 1866,0719.3
- C&M catalogue number
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MB2 (Medallic Illustrations 2) (144) (405)
