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Medal - Louis XIV Protection of the french ports
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1690 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Louis XIV with long flowing hair, in high relief. The engraver's signature I. MAUGER. F. appears in the lower exergue. The circular Latin legend runs along the inner border. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of a large galley ship under full sail in the foreground, with a fortified port and coastal fortifications visible in the background. In the exergue, a two-line Latin inscription records the deployment of fifteen triremes on the ocean, with the Roman numeral date below. The legend PORTUUM SECURITAS arcs along the upper border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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