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Medal - Frederik III Award to Danish defenders

Location Denmark
Year 1659
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Obverse description High-relief laureate bust of King Frederik III facing right, wearing a draped mantle with elaborate decorative elements at the shoulder, his long curled hair falling to the shoulders. The legend DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT is arranged in the field around the bust.
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Obverse lettering DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT
(Translation: The Lord will provide)
Reverse description High-relief bust of Queen Sophia Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg facing left, wearing a laurel wreath adorned with berries in her elaborately dressed hair, pearl drop earring, and a loosely draped classical garment. The legend SPES MEA IN DEO is arranged in the field around the bust, with a die-sinker's mark visible at the base.
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