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Medal - Venice - Francesco Morosini Victory over the Turks
1687 year| Silver | 32.4 g | 42 mm |
| Location | Republic of Venice (Italian States) |
|---|---|
| Doge | Francesco Morosini (1688-1694) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1687 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 32.4 g |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#101296 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Six oval cartouches, surrounded by intertwined laurel wreaths and olive branches that display the captured fortresses of Mistra, Castelnovo, Castel Tornese, Athens, Corinth, Patras, and Lepanto with the date 1687 below
Lettering:
I. EPANTO
PATRASSO
CAST·TORNESE
CORINTHO.
MISITRA STARTA
CAST. NOVO.
16 87 ·
ATHEN.
Engraver: Georg Hautsch
Edge
Plain
Comment
A medal struck to commemorate the Venetian victories in the wars against the Turks. Issued in 1688 when Francesco Morosini became Doge.
Serenissima 108
