Rev. Inscription, &c.; same as the reverse of the preceding.
l -5. Eapin, xix. 8. Yan Loon, IV. 217.
MB. iEt. Gotha, 2R. Very rare.
Casale, a place of great strength, garrisoned with 8,000
men, and abundantly provisioned, surrendered after fourteen
days’ siege. The boar represents Louis XIY., the dogs the
allied army which captured Casale. The vaunting motto of
Louis was “ nec pluribus impar this is here denied, and
the loss of Casale is adduced in proof that he was unequal to
many. It was not known at the time that the surrender of
Casale had been previously arranged, and that it was the price
paid by Louis for seducing the Duke of Savoy from the cause
of the Allies.
3 7 4 . C a sa l e ta k en and t h e S e c u r it y o f -Italy r e s t o r e d .
Y f July, 1695.
The plan of the town and castle of Casale represented on a
cloth held by three gen ii: in the foreground, the river god of
the Po, with the head of an ox, reclining on his urn and holding
a broken chain. Leg. ga llorvm e r id a n v s vin cv la r v m p it
ov a n s . (The Po, rejoicing, breaks the chains of the French.)
Ex. c a sa l is a rm is fc ed era to rvm r e c e p t a . 1695. (Casale retaken
by the arms of the Allies.) p . h . m . (Philipp Heinrich
Muller.)
Rev. Italy turreted, at her side a cornucopia, is seated on a
rock at the feet of Victory, who holds a palm branch and a
mural crown ; in the distance, the setting sun. Leg. carp imvs
occidvo s p er a tam s o l e q v ie t em . (Now that the sun is setting,
we enjoy the hoped-for repose.) Ex. se c v r it a s it a l ic r e s -
t it v t a . (The security of Italy restored.) p . h . )«. (Philipp
Heinrich Müller.)
Edge. Chronogrammatic. I taLL® CVra gaLLVs p r o h I -
betVr aYarYs : CLarIY s et nYnC est f o r t e CasaL e
MInYs. (By the help of Italy the greedy Frenchman is restrained,
and now Casale, though less strong, is more glorious,
m c c c c l l l l l v v v w y w i h i i = 1695.) f . i J (Friedrich Kleinert.)
1*7. B,apin, xix. 5. Yan Loon, IV. 217. Lochner, II.
369.
Hague, Æ. Very rare.
By the capture of Casale a serious blow was given to the
power of France, symbolized by the setting sun, in the north
of Italy. Under the articles of the capitulation, it was ordered
that all the fortifications of the town and its castle should be
demolished, and that none should be rebuilt during the present
war. The town was then restored to the Duke of Mantua.
^ 3 7 5 . D u n k i r k b om b a rd e d , yy- Aug. 1 6 9 5 .
Bust of Louis XIY., r., hair long, no drapery. Leg. l u d o -
VICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS. Below, I . MAVGER F.
Rev. The harbour of Dunkirk, a vessel sunk at the en-
trance, a shell exploding ineffectually. Leg. d ü n k e r c a il l æ s a .
(Dunkirk uninjured.) Ex. m .d c .xcv.
1 -6 . Med. Louis XIV., 4to, 2 6 1 . Yan Loon, IV. 2 1 1 .
Trésor, Méd. Franç. Pt. III. PI. xxxiii. 5.
MB. Æ.
The medallion (Med. Louis XIY., fol. 2 6 1 ) has not been met
with. It is probably an enlarged illustration of the smaller
medal.
In pursuance of the plan, which had been so successful
during the last year, of keeping a large military force occupied
in defending the coast of France, which would otherwise have
augmented the armies opposed to the Allies, a naval armament
was prepared, and an attempt was made to bombard Dunkirk;
but immense preparations had been completed for its defence,
and the Dutch engineer so mismanaged the attack that little
damage was done.
3 7 6 . D u n k ir k b om b a r d e d , y j - Aug. 1 6 9 5 .
Bust of Louis XIV., r., &c. ; similar to the preceding.
Rev. The (harbour of Dunkirk, &c. ; similar to the preceding.
Leg. DÜNKERCA ILLAESA. Ex. M.DC.XCV.