Medal - Inauguration of the First Dry Dock Silver
Features
| Location |
Denmark
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Christian VI (1730-1746)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1739 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 77.1 g |
| Diameter | 56 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 147418 |
| References | Galster# 386 Georg Galster; 1936. Danske og norske Medailler og Jetons: ca. 1533-ca. 1788 = Danish and Norwegian Medals and Tokens. Selskabet til Udgivelse af Danske Mindesmærker, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Commemorative issue
Inauguration of the New Docks in the Port of Copenhagen
Obverse
Ship being build in the new dry docks in Copenhagen, town buildings around with raised wawing Danish flag. Inscription in two lines below, all in a solid ring. Surrounded by another inscription, solid ring on the rim.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CLAVSTRVM NAVALE AB AVGVSTISSIMO MONARCHA CHRISTIANO VI · HAVNIÆ ADORNATVM ·
A · D · XXVI · MAI ·
MDCCXXXIX ·
Translation:
Adore the new naval dock from the greatest monarch, Christian VI.
26th of May 1739.
Engraver: Georg Wilhelm Wahl
Reverse
Inscription in ten lines with two crossed branches above, solid ring on the rim.
Script: Latin
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 ·
Translation:
The nature of the sea surrenders when the dry dock is provided.
The bonds of the ship change fast when the wood runs dry.
By the order of Augustus, the sea no longer passes.
26th of May 1739.
Engraver: Georg Wilhelm Wahl
Mint
Royal Danish Mint (Den Kongelige Mønt), Copenhagen, Denmark (1739-date)See also
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