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Medal - Inauguration of the Floating Dock Gold
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1691 |
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| Diameter | 52 mm |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts a large three-masted warship flying Danish flags, shown in relief within a floating dry dock surrounded by waves, with a fortified harbour structure visible to the left. The legend HAC MATRE RENASCOR appears in an exergual panel below the scene, with the engraver's initials CS at the bottom. A raised solid ring borders the rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AO : CHR : M.DC.LXXXXI. REGNANTE REGNUM OPTIMO. CHRISTIANO QVINTO. VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA HENRICI SPAN INVENTA EST NAVALIS MACHINA CUIUS OPE VETUSTÆ ET LONGO USU FRACTÆ NAVES NON SINE MAGNO TEMPORIS ET SUMPTUUM COMPENDIO RESARCIRI ET QUASI IN INTEGRUM RESTITUI QVEANT. ADEOQ, QVOD NATURA NEGAVERAT COMMODUM, ARTE PARATUM EST. |
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