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Medal - Naval victory at Beachy Head
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1690 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged Victory figure stands atop the stern of a large French warship, holding a laurel wreath aloft, surrounded by the wrecked and capsized hulls of English and Dutch vessels with broken masts, scattered cannon balls, anchors, and fallen flags strewn across the field. The date M.DC.XC appears in the lower exergue beneath the legend AD ORAS ANGLIAE, with the main circular legend MERSA ET FVGATA ANGLORVM ET BATAV. CLASSE running around the upper border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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