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Medal commemorating Toulon being made a naval base; obverse Long Caption: Medal commemorating Toulon being made a naval base. Obverse: Head of King Louis XIV in a long wig with curls on the neck (right). Reverse: Plan of the harbour and fortified town, the goddess Pallas Athene with her Medusa shield seated on clouds above. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC0531 Artist: J. Mauger Date: 1680 Medium: silver Size: 41 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.