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Medal - New Docks
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1739 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | A detailed aerial view in high relief depicting the new naval dockyard (Holmen) in Copenhagen, showing the slipway with the warship Christianus Sextus under construction, surrounded by dock buildings, cranes, and workers. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the border, with the date in the lower exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | + CLAVSTRVM NAVALE AB AVGVSTISSIMO MONARCHA CHRISTIANO VI. HAVNIÆ ADORNATVM. ________________ A. D. XXVI. MAI. MDCCXXXIX. |
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| Reverse lettering | NATVRAM PELAGVS MVTAT QVANDO ARIDA PRÆBET CLAVSTRA RATI QVAM MOX THETYOS VNDA LEVAT ECCE LACVM SICCVM NVNC HVMIDA CERNE THEATRA DVM IVBET AVGVSTVS VVLT MARE FRÆNA PATI. A. D. XXVI. MAI. MDCCXXXIX. |
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